Re: MSN 7 Messenger crashes when loading, GPF error? Can anyone help me?

Update the drivers.

You can find this at http://www.ati.com

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Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp


"David F. Eisan" <dfeisan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have an older ATI All in Wonder Card.
>
> David.
>
> "Gary Tsang" <gtsangDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uzLFK3vvFHA.3400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> The macxw4.drv is from your ATI video card (most likely).
>>
>> What video card do you have, and have you downloaded up to date drivers
> from
>> ATI for your video card (if that's who it is from)?
>>
>> --
>> Gary Tsang
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>
>>
>> "David F. Eisan" <dfeisan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3aqdnYtHANkEQ6zeRVn-gA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I kept getting messages to upgrade from MSN 6 to 7. A few days ago I
>> >decided
>> > to finally upgrade. MSN will not load now. As it is loading I get,
>> >
>> >
>> > MSNMSGR caused a general protection fault
>> > in module MACXW4.DRV at 000a:000000cd.
>> > Registers:
>> > EAX=00000001 CS=0377 EIP=000000cd EFLGS=00010202
>> > EBX=96ca8596 SS=36e7 ESP=eb1e73ce EBP=00007432
>> > ECX=00000000 DS=19b7 ESI=0008fffc FS=7c97
>> > EDX=00000000 ES=205f EDI=00060543 GS=0407
>> > Bytes at CS:EIP:
>> > 66 ff 1d 08 20 00 00 8b 7d 22 81 e7 ff ff 00 00
>> > Stack dump:
>> > 00007476 0000f54a 00007fe6 000006a7 000000c1 e5480000 001000c1 009a0000
>> > 00030000 011f0000 00150000 00000000 20a70018 011f0251 00000000 00220141
>> >
>> > I am not a computer guy, I have no idea what this means and how to fix
> it.
>> >
>> > I am running '98 with a 1700 MHz AMD and 512 meg of RAM.
>> >
>> > Can someone please help?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > David.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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