Illegal Operations and Invalid Page Fault Errors.

Problem:

After installing Security 98 on a Windows System, Illegal Operation and Invalid Page Fault errors are received.  These errors can occur in Internet Applications (Internet Explorer), at start up (Explorer.exe) or in other applications and system areas (Control Panel, My Computer, Windows Explorer).  The base of theses errors is a corrupted WININET.DLL file.  This problem can cause errors in multiple .DLL files such as KERNEL32.DLL.  You will, most likely, see a screen with the message “THE FOLLOWING FILE PREFORMED AN ILLEGAL OPERATION”.  Click details and you will see “Invalid Operations” or “Page Faults”.  

Solution :

Restart the system.  At the Desktop CLICK START and then SETTINGS.  In SETTINGS CLICK FOLDER OPTIONS.  Under the GENERAL TAB, CLICK  “CLASSIC STYLE” and then CLICK APPLY then OK.

Go to START, then PROGRAMS, ACCESSORIES and then SYSTEM TOOLS.  In SYSTEM TOOLS CLICK SYSTEM INFORMATION.  In the Drop Down Menu CLICK TOOLS. CLICK SYSTEM FILE CHECKER.  CLICK “Extract One File From Installation Disk” in the box type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WININET.DLL, put in your Windows98 CD ROM. Close the Autorun Menu by clicking the X in the left hand corner. Click START. In the Restore From Box  choose your CD ROM (probably the default), verify that the destination is C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM and CLICK OK.  Once the file is successfully restored, restart the system.

Once the system is back at the Desktop, Go to START, SETTINGS and FOLDER OPTIONS.  CLICK CUSTOM then CLICK APPLY and OK.

If System Information is not available you can install it on your system.  

Put the Windows CD ROM in the CD Drive.

Got to START, CLICK SETTINGS and CLICK FOLDER OPTIONS.  CLICK CLASSIC STYLE and then APPLY and OK.

CLICK START then SETTINGS and CONTROL PANEL.  DOUBLE CLICK ADD REMOVE SOFTWARE. CLICK the WINDOWS SETUP tab. HIGHLIGHT SYSTEM TOOLS and CLICK DETAILS.  Put a CHECK in all the boxes and CLICK OK.  Restart.

Follow the steps in Solution.