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fatal error Last modified: Thursday, July 31, 2003
An error that causes a program to abort. Sometimes a fatal error returns you to the operating system. When a fatal error occurs, you may lose whatever data the program was currently processing. Contrast with fatal system error, an operating system-specific error.
Troubleshooting Run-Time Error Messages  Describes what to do if your DOS or Windows application crashes. Includes descriptions of common runtime errors, such as bad command or filename, unable to load COMMAND.COM, error reading drive, general protection fault (GPF), and stack overflow. This page is from "The PC Guide." Troubleshooting Windows 95 Errors Helpful page with information on what to do if you have illegal operations, fatal exceptions, and general protection fault errors.	Related Categories Programming Related Terms abort crash GPF runtime error