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#AS GPF ???

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#184846From: alec jasonAug 14, 1995 12:12 AM

Hi Dave, Suddenly, each time I try to start AS I get a GPF which points to "COMPOBJ.DLL" I don't believe this problem is really an AS problem but I was hoping you had heard of it before. Any ideas would be appreciated. Alec Jason

#184855From: dave aguilarAug 14, 1995 12:53 AM

>> Suddenly, each time I try to start AS I get a GPF which points to "COMPOBJ.DLL" << hmm… that's a new one. what other softwares do you have running under windows? have there been any installations or modifications to the environment since the problem started? -dave

#184989From: alec jasonAug 14, 1995 5:12 PM

<< . . . have there been any installations or modifications . . . >> Yes, but I can't recall exactly what has changed. Please note that this is not an AS problem, it occurs each time I try to start several other apps. Thanks, Alec Jason

#185110From: dave aguilarAug 15, 1995 2:18 AM

>> Yes, but I can't recall exactly what has changed. Please note that this is not an AS problem, it occurs each time I try to start several other apps. << okay… well… let's disect this puppy… what other apps are on the harddisk, and is there any way to look at the filename (not the extension) on any of the programs recently installed? most windows apps use the same installer compression utility… the filename remains the same but the extension gets changed as the file decompresses. a quick listing on floppies of those apps installed recently might tell us exactly where this file came from. another giveaway is the date of the file… once it is found… this might telll us (by virtue even of the directory it is in) which app it belongs to. once we know the file's source, we can begin to diagnose what conflicts or effects it has on other apps (including AAS). -dave

#185321From: alec jasonAug 16, 1995 12:33 AM

Dave, The compobj.dll is, as Paul H. described, a OLE2. I've tried all sorts of things but I can't get AS to load. I've even tried reinstalling it but the problem continues. Would it have anything to do with win32 stuff? I did recently install a demo program which said something about requiring 32 bit access. Thanks again for your help. Alec Jason

#185341From: dave aguilarAug 16, 1995 2:44 AM

>> Would it have anything to do with win32 stuff? I did recently install a demo program which said something about requiring 32 bit access. << very possible… AAS has had trouble with other 32-bit stuff. let me pass this on to some folks who may have run into this. -dave

#185143From: Paul HempstockAug 15, 1995 8:25 AM

COMPOBJ.DLL is one of the OLE2 DLLs. Try deleting it and re-installing some application that uses OLE2. Paul.

#185320From: alec jasonAug 16, 1995 12:33 AM

Paul, I tried deleting compobj.dll and re-installing an application but the problem continues. Thanks anyway, Alec Jason