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invalid page fault Last modified: Friday, February 15, 2002
A page fault that produces an error. Page fault errors can occur for any of the following reasons: The virtual memory system becomes unstable due to a shortage of physical memory (RAM). The virtual memory system becomes unstable due to a shortage of free disk space. The virtual memory area is corrupted by a misbehaving application. An application attempts to access data that is being modified by another running application. The first two causes are the most common. These conditions can also cause a general protection fault (GPF). An invalid page fault is also called a page fault error (PFE).
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."	Related Categories Virtual Memory Related Terms crash GPF page fault