Q145836: Fatal Exception in VMM(06) Caused by Damaged Registry

Article: Q145836
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 29-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive either of the following error messages in Windows 95:

  Windows Networking
  The following error occurred while loading the device driver Vnetsup. Error
  6107: Could Not Setup Instance Data

  A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:xxxxxxxx in VxD VMM(06) + xxxxxxxx

  While the exception number may vary, 0E is the most common.

CAUSE
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This error message can occur when Windows 95 encounters a problem while
processing the system registry. If this error message occurs, the registry may
be damaged.


RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, restore your registry files from a backup. If you do
not have a backup, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q131431 How to Troubleshoot Registry Errors in Windows 95

Additional query words: corrupt

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
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