General Protection Fault Error Message Running ScanDisk
This article was previously published under Q135964 SYMPTOMS
When you run ScanDisk, you may receive the following error message:
SCANDSKW
If you click Details, you see the following information:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. SCANDSKW caused a general protection fault in module KRNL386.EXE at... CAUSE
This error can occur if the Dskmaint.dll file in the Windows\System folder
is damaged.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, extract a new copy of the Dskmaint.dll file from
the Plus_2.cab file. To do so, follow these steps:
MORE INFORMATION
If you do not have Microsoft Plus! installed, extract the Dskmaint.dll
file from the Precopy2.cab file on your original Windows 95 disks or
CD-ROM.
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