ntvdm cpu has encountered an illegal instruction

[Ashwani]

Hi ALl,

I am facing an error when i loggin to internet and open IE this pop up comes up with "ntvdm cpu has encountered an illegal instruction" I see the for eg. 202.exe sits in temp-->local Directory.I delete it and restart the system.Again it comes with another series "ntvdm cpu has encountered an illegal instruction 700640.exe


Kindly suggest how to get rid of it...is it due to IE????

I am using Vista Home Premiium ,Dell Laptop
Regards

Ash

 

[pauliewalnuts]

What version of IE do you have? And what is your homepage address?

The reason I'm asking is, I'm pretty sure that ntvdm (Windows NT Virtual DOS Machine) would only be an issue if a not-32-bit program, applet, or other piece of code is trying to access your computer memory. ntvdm is called upon to work if something with older code is trying to run, like an old browser or really old Web code of an unusual type.

 

[Ashwani]

Hi paulie,

Thanks for your response.

I am using IE6 and homepage is Dell.

Just to put in your notice i am using Mcafee and anitvirus .I heard somewhere recently there ewas some issue with Mcafee updates .I dont know whether its related to my problem or not.

I checked on line i didnt find any refrence to my problem.

Is this a Virus or application bug ??

Ash

 

[pauliewalnuts]

Disable your firewall and any Internet programs you have running like AIM or uTorrent.Download Internet Explorer 8 for 32-bit Windows Vista from the official Microsoft site. Run it.

Also, go to the Start Menu, and in the "Begin Search" text box type "Windows Update." Open the program that appears and install all of the "Important Updates."

And if you don't have the latest service pack for 32-bit Vista, you should definitely get it now. Microsoft has stopped support of the "bare-bones" Vista, the OS without service packs.