When you attempt to empty the Norton Protected Recycle Bin, you may
receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
When you click Details, the following details are displayed:
Explorer.exe caused an invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll.
If you have Microsoft Plus! installed, you may not be able to change the
icon for the empty Recycle Bin by choosing another icon on the Plus! tab
in Display properties.
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The Msvcrt40.dll file in the Windows\System folder is damaged or has been
replaced by another program.
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To resolve this issue, find and rename all occurrences of the Msvcrt40.dll
file. To do so, follow these steps:
| 1. | Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message,
press F8, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only.
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| 2. | Rename all copies of the Msvcrt40.dll file to Msvcrt40.bak.
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| 3. | Restart your computer normally.
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| 4. | Extract a new copy of the Msvcrt40.dll file into the Windows\System
folder.
For information about using the Extract tool, type extract
at a command prompt, or see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
129605 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/129605/EN-US/)
How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
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NOTE: The Msvcrt40.dll file is included with Microsoft Windows 95 OEM
Service Release version 2; Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.01 and
later; Microsoft Office for Windows 95 versions 7.0, 7.0a, and 7.0b;
Microsoft Publisher 97 for Windows; and Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (only
if you are not using Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2).
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The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a
vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or
otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
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