DOCUMENT:Q301963 11-JUN-2002 [win95x] TITLE :Err Msg: A Fatal Exception 0E Has Occurred at 0157:BFF9A25B PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty kberrmsg win95 kbFatalExErr0E ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry SYMPTOMS ======== When you start your Microsoft Windows 95-based computer, you may receive an error message similar to the following: A Fatal Exception 0E has occurred at 0157:BFF9A25B CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true: - RealJukebox is installed on your computer. -and- - You install AOL 6 on your computer. You may receive this error message if the RealJukebox and RealPlayer programs are configured to start when Windows starts. RESOLUTION ========== To work around this issue, edit the registry to prevent RealJukebox and RealPlayer from starting when Windows starts. To do this, follow these steps: WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK. 3. In Registry Editor, expand the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 4. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File. 5. In the Export Registry File dialog box, type "RunKey" (without the quotation marks) in the "File name" box, and then click Save. NOTE: The contents of the Run key are saved in the RunKey.reg file. If you later want to undo the following changes to the registry, double-click RunKey.reg. You will be prompted to add the information from Runkey.reg to the registry. 6. In the right pane, right-click the RealJukeboxSystray entry in the Name list, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu that appears. 7. Click Yes in response to the Confirm Value Delete message that appears. 8. Right-click RealTray, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu that appears. 9. Click Yes in response to the Confirm Value Delete message that appears. 10. Quit Registry Editor. 11. Restart your computer. MORE INFORMATION ================ The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. For additional information about troubleshooting startup problems in Windows, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q156126 Troubleshooting Windows 95 Using Safe Mode Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kberrmsg win95 kbFatalExErr0E Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3 Version : : Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.