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Hi, my Windows 98 PC has, once again, had an error the following message appeared:

A fatal exception 0D has occurred at 0028C000A882 in VxD VMM(01) + 00009882. The current application will be terminated.

Does anybody have any ideas on how to resolve this issue.

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Good find, — the Knowledge Base article is a useful starting point. The message you saw is a CPU exception (type 0x0D = general protection fault) raised inside the Windows 9x Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), which means a kernel-level VxD tried to do something the processor would not allow. In practice that usually points at a buggy or mismatched VxD/driver, a corrupt registry/VMM bundle, or faulty RAM/hardware. (en.wikipedia.org)

Work through a short, ordered checklist before doing anything invasive. 1) Boot to Safe Mode / Command Prompt Only and try to start with the standard VGA driver (msconfig -> System.ini tab or set display.drv=vga.drv under [boot]) so you can tell if the video driver is the problem. 2) If the error began after installing a driver or utility, remove it in Safe Mode. 3) Use the Windows 98 Registry Checker to restore a recent backup (scanreg /restore) if the registry may be damaged. These non-destructive steps often isolate software causes quickly. (techrepublic.com)

If the problem persists, test the hardware. Reseat RAM and cards, run a bootable memory tester (MemTest86) to rule out bad DIMMs, and try removing nonessential PCI cards (network, sound, SCSI, USB) one at a time. Be careful with system files: vmm32.vxd is a composed file that’s specific to each install — do not copy a vmm32.vxd from another machine; if it’s corrupt you should rebuild it with Setup or recover from your own backup. (memtest86.net)

Record the full error text (exception code, CS:EIP and the VxD name/number and offset) before making big changes; that lets you search KBs for the precise VxD involved. Back up user data first, and if this is a vintage machine used for occasional legacy tasks, consider running the workload in a VM (safer drivers and easier snapshots). The KB you found is a good lead — combine it with the steps above and the historical KB index if you need deeper matches. (helparchive.huntertur.net)

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