Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 10:35:52 11/24/00
Go up one level in this thread
On November 24, 2000 at 13:26:51, José Carlos wrote: >On November 24, 2000 at 13:01:34, Chessfun wrote: > >>On November 24, 2000 at 11:58:13, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: >> >>>I'm not much of a Windows expert, but as I understand MFC stands for Microsoft >>>Foundation Class (ver. 4.2) and dll for dynamic link library. >>> >>>For dummies like me I think it's best described by linking a program you run to >>>the engine of Windows, the kernel (correct me experts if I'm wrong). >>> >>>I once read they developed the idea of dll's to save disk space. A dll is loaded >>>into memory and used by many programs at a same time. When you have 10 or 15 >>>(also resident)programs running, a lot of them could use mfc42.dll. >>>With lots of disk space now available for low prices that's not that interesting >>>anymore, but we're stuck with it. >>> >>>Sometimes (too often) it goes wrong. You install a new program and it uses the >>>dll -file, promptly overwriting the old one. Proper installation programs should >>>ask for permission, but not all do. >>>In that case the library file is used by another program but is the wrong >>>version or in the wrong location. >>> >>>Basically you could try to stick to one mfc42.dll and please the most recent >>>version of it (look at the build, right clicking the file, and examining the >>>version) in your windows/system directory, storing the rest for backup -if >>>anything goes wrong. >>> >>>Most -not all- programs pull it then from the system directory. As there's only >>>one version of mfc42.dll, chances of page faults and conflicts are minimized. >>>You could try it with Fritz in any case. >>> >>>Good luck with the productivity tool Windows. >>> >>>Jeroen ;-) >> >> >>Interesting. As I sometimes have the same problem with Fritz 6 but with >>none of the other CB engines even in the same Fritz 6 interface. And also >>only on this computer. Seems I have about 12 of these files on my harddrive >>attached to all the CB program installs and a few others. >> >>Sarah. > > I don't own Fritz 6, but it sounds like Fritz himself is causing the problem. >If it is mfc42.dll that crahsed, maybe Fritz is passing wrong type arguments to >any of its functions. > > José C. When programs suddenly begin to crash for no good reason than just boot your PC again. If you use your PC intensively Windows gets messed up after x hours. If a crash is reproducible than things are different of course. Ed
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.