FIX: C00000FD Fatal Error Docking Toolbar in Rare Circumstance (221696)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q221696

SYMPTOMS

Under a specific set of circumstances, repeatedly opening Visual FoxPro, docking a toolbar, and restoring/maximizing the Visual FoxPro desktop will cause the following error to occur:
Fatal Error: Exception Code=C00000FD
Visual FoxPro will terminate after the error message is displayed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a new directory called c:\tempx.
  2. Create a configuration file called newconfig.fpw in the c:\tempx directory with the following contents:
    default = c:\tempx
resource = on
resource = c:\tempx\test
  3. Create a shortcut on your desktop. The command line of the shortcut should be: 
    c:\vfp6\vfp6.exe -cc:\tempx\newconfig.fpw
    The shortcut title should be VFP Test.
  4. Start Visual FoxPro from the shortcut.
  5. The Standard toolbar should be displayed, and it will be docked to the top of the Visual FoxPro desktop. Maximize the Visual FoxPro desktop if it is not already maximized.
  6. Quit Visual FoxPro by clicking the Close button (the X in the upper-right corner of the Visual FoxPro desktop).
  7. Start Visual FoxPro from the shortcut.
  8. Click on the Restore button, which is the button between the minimize and close buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the Visual FoxPro desktop.
  9. Resize the Visual FoxPro desktop to take up most of the screen (99% is ok).
  10. Dock the Standard toolbar to the left of the Visual FoxPro desktop by dragging it with your mouse.
  11. Quit Visual FoxPro.
  12. Start Visual FoxPro from the shortcut.
  13. Dock the Standard toolbar to the top of the Visual FoxPro desktop.
  14. Maximize the Visual FoxPro desktop.
  15. Quit Visual FoxPro.
  16. Start Visual FoxPro from the shortcut.
  17. Dock the Standard toolbar to the left again.
  18. Quit Visual FoxPro.
  19. Right-click the Shortcut and select Properties from the Shortcut menu. Click the Shortcut tab in the Properties dialog, and select "Maximized" from the Run drop-down box. Click the OK button.
  20. Start Visual FoxPro from the shortcut.
  21. Quit Visual FoxPro.
  22. Start Visual FoxPro from the shortcut.
The Visual FoxPro splash screen, then the Visual FoxPro desktop will be displayed. The error dialog described in the SYMPTOMS section of this article will be displayed, and the Visual FoxPro desktop will disappear.

Notes: On Windows NT 4, installing NT Service Pack 4 may change the behavior. In this case, you may see no error or the following error if you exit Visual FoxPro after the final step above:
Fatal Error: Exception Code=C0000005
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/28/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbVS600sp3fix KB221696
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