FIX: MFC-Based App Cannot Run Under International Win32s

 Last reviewed: January 15, 1998
Article ID: Q125457
1.20 WINDOWS kbinterop kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Win32s version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

When activating a Microsoft Foundations Classes (MFC)-based application built with Visual C++ version 2.0 under Win32s version 1.2, if the language setting in Windows or Windows for Workgroups Control panel is set to anything other than English, German, or French, the following error occurs: 

   Win32s - Error: Initialization of a dynamic link library failed.
   The process is terminating abnormally.
This error has also been reported with non-MFC-based applications as well.

CAUSE

CRT startup code causes an unhandled exception in the Win32s DLL (W32SCOMB.DLL).

RESOLUTION

For an international version of Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups, if the country and language settings are changed to United States and English(American), 32-bit MFC-based applications are able to run.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Win32s version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in Win32s version 1.25.

Additional reference words: 1.20 w32scomb
KBCategory: kbinterop kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: W32s KBIntlDev
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: January 15, 1998
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