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Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control

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On 12/10/2014 17:25, Paulo wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> I maintain an application writen in VB6 that uses CoolBar control version
> 6.0 (SP5). Some weeks ago a customer told me that the application was
> generating an error in Windows XP (SP3) when closing it, althoug this error
> didn't prevent from running it and didn't cause loss of data.
>
> The error message is:
> "Invoice Manager has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
> by the inconvenience."
>
> The error report contains the following error signature:
>    AppName: ivcman.exe
>    AppVer: 2.1.0.117
>    ModName: kernel32.dll
>    ModVer: 5.1.2600.6532
>    Offset: 00012fd3
>
> After some tests I found that the error is caused by the CoolBar control.
> After some search in the web I found also that this is an old issue reported
> by Microsoft in the KB BUG report:
> Title: Wrapped CoolBar Control May GPF Client EXE Program
> URL: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/misc1/DEVELOPR/VB/KB/Q189/9/14.TXT
>
> The resolution proposed in this BUG report (Clear the Bands object) does not
> work. This is the only application where I used the CoolBar control but it
> is important for me to maintain it's VB6 interface.

That KB article also only applied to Win9x based systems. NT based (of 
which XP is one) are not affected.
http://c-bit.org/kb/189914/EN-US/
http://smallbusiness.support.microsoft.com/de-ch/Kb/189914?lcid=1033
(Affecting only 9x is probably why MS have taken the original offline)

-- 
Deanna Earley (dee.earley@icode.co.uk)
iCatcher Development Team
http://www.icode.co.uk/icatcher/

iCode Systems

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GPF caused by Coolbar control "Paulo" <nospam.vbstudent@syscolor.net> - 2014-10-12 17:25 +0100
  Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2014-10-13 08:50 +0100
    Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control "Paulo" <nospam.vbstudent@syscolor.net> - 2014-10-13 17:51 +0100
      Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2014-10-14 11:37 +0100
  Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2014-10-13 07:54 -0400
    Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control "Paulo" <nospam.vbstudent@syscolor.net> - 2014-10-13 17:30 +0100
  Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2014-10-13 08:04 -0400
    Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control "Paulo" <nospam.vbstudent@syscolor.net> - 2014-10-13 18:42 +0100
      Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2014-10-13 14:47 -0400
        Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control "Paulo" <nospam.vbstudent@syscolor.net> - 2014-10-14 03:34 +0100
  Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control - FOUND WORKAROUND "Paulo" <nospam.vbstudent@syscolor.net> - 2014-10-14 04:15 +0100
    Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control - FOUND WORKAROUND Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2014-10-14 11:42 +0100
      Re: GPF caused by Coolbar control - FOUND WORKAROUND "Paulo" <nospam.vbstudent@syscolor.net> - 2014-10-19 17:17 +0100

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