Thread: .. caused an error in KERNEL32.DLL

Hello,

I wrote a program (actually a game) in Windows XP (pro) using Dev-C/C++ compiler (www.bloodshed.net). I run the game on Windows XP and Windows 2000 systems just fine, but when I try to run it on Windows ME and '98, it crashes with an error:

Game has caused an error in KERNEL32.DLL.
Game will now close.

If you continue to experience problems, try restarting your computer.

[CLOSE]

I'm not quite sure what is causing it to do it. I thought it was that when it's compiled, it uses different system info so it may crash on other OS's but I tried compiling it on WinME and it still gives the same error (if it even compiles, Dev-C compilers gives an error "couldn't run program" or something along those lines).

Any idea?

I'd post the whole program here but it's over 10 files and about 2,000 lines =)

I didn't use anything out of the ordinary, just some write to console and screen buffer stuff, in the header, I've included
stdio, stdlib, and windows.h (and some of my own files as well).

If anyone has experience with this and has a hint of what the problem might be, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

The first thing that comes to mind is wild, stray and dangling pointers.

Originally posted by Unregistered
The first thing that comes to mind is wild, stray and dangling pointers.

Could you please be more specific? What do you mean and how do I fix it?

Does all your pointers point to valid addresses. When a pointer go out of scoop do you set it to /0 ? When you assign memory with new to you use delete on them when you are done? Basicaly are you handling your pointers correct.

Originally posted by Lynux-Penguin
probably because the code varries for OS and platform
ME & 98 are VERY different from NT and XP
The Kernel is also different so the memory and addresses that is used in XP and 2k will vary because 98 and ME kernels are plug and play.

Other reasons may exist but try rewriting the code to be 98 or ME specific.
or use a wide range library like DirectX or something.

a common reason is windows.h
there are different versions and when compiled it runs different modules for the specific type of system

I assumed that it was the problem but I don't know how to fix it. Hmm... if anyone can give me more specific advice, that would be appreciated but I'll try to read up more on the windows.h library, see what I come up with..

Thanks

LOL!!

Well I decided to go the old fashioned way and test the program line by line until I found the mistake, oh boy was it a stupid one. But isn't it always?

basically I gave inproper args for SetConsoleCursorInfo. I think sometime a few days ago I was trying some stuff and I forgot to erase it after I was done with it.. for some reason neither the compiler nor windows xp picked up the error.. oh well, got it now so it's all good..

thanks for everyone's help

/me smacks himself