How to Fix a Page Fault Error

On occasion, when launching Internet Explorer, instead of quickly loading and bringing up the start page, the computer will stop responding for a moment, and then a page fault error message will appear. This error is a fairly common occurrence on older operating systems (Windows 95 or 98) running Internet Explorer and can happen when the password list has been damaged. There is a way, though, to manually correct this issue

Instructions

1. Click "Start" on the desktop and then select "Find," followed by "Files and Folders."

2. Type ".pwl" in the name box; then select "Find Now." These are password files.

3. Delete all .pwl files that are detected.

4. Click "Close" and then restart the computer. When the computer restarts, the passwords will be re-created, correcting the error.

References

• Microsoft Help and Support: Error message: "Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module Kernel32.dll"