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Disable Device Bitmap Support in Windows 3.1 Video Driver

Article ID: 126634

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006

Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q126634

SYMPTOMS

You receive general protection (GP) fault error messages in various applications in Microsoft Windows 95.

CAUSE

These errors can occur if, in Windows 95, you are using a Windows version 3.1 video driver that supports bitmaps.

WORKAROUND

To work around this situation, use one of the following methods:

Use one of the video drivers supplied with Windows 95 (such as the standard VGA driver).
Contact the manufacturer of the Windows 3.1 video driver about obtaining a video driver for Windows 95.
If the video driver supports device bitmaps, disable this support. To do this, you must run a utility that is shipped with your video card. Please contact your video card manufacturer for more information.

NOTE: This method has worked on computers with the following video cards:
- Apian Renegade 1280 ISA

MORE INFORMATION

This situation is most likely caused by design changes in Windows 95. Microsoft has confirmed that it is not caused by a problem in Windows

For more information about resolving this issue, contact your

video card manufacturer.

The products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: gpf wwt

Keywords: KB126634