Does anyone know of a fix for this error, on Win 8.1 Pro 64 bit, when running MAS90 v4.12c workstation?

Enter username and password, click OK.

About 50% of the time, right after the main window opens, the window is blank, and you get this error:

Launcher: The following error has occurred.
Access violation at address 0044FF7E in module 'launch32.exe'. Read of address 00000134.

Click OK

Followed by error:
Invalid index.

Close the window, launch MAS90 again - it works. Try it again - same error.

Anybody know of a fix?

Thanks.

Hey dbdan22, the resolution to that error may depend on the version you are running. I suppose it's possible that you are correct when you say "MAS90 v4.12c", but I've never heard of that. I do recall MAS90 v4.10 (which may have been the most seriously flawed of all the major releases in Sage's history), but to the best of my knowledge the "c" or "cloud" versions didn't come out until much later. You may want to check your "Help - About" or the Installed Modules Listing to get the full version number.

Re that error, you may want to check to see if PEP is turned off, if they even had PEP way back in the 4.10 days - a la KB #: 29113.

Rob I think back then it was C/S meaning Client Server.

Any reason to not upgrade?  You're going to waste a lot of time trying to get outdated software running, let alone supporting it.

I am guessing you are  on MAS90 C/S v4.12.  As for the error message you are getting, this is why you should upgrade.  Note that almost everything you are running is not supported. From your level of MAS90 to your Windows OS. At some point you are going to have to bit the bullet and upgrade to get rid of the error conditions.

Outdated software running on outdated software, what could go wrong

Thank you for your reply.

V4.12c comes from Right click on \MAS90\HOME\PVXWIN32.EXE > Properties > Details tab: Product version v4.12c

I'm sorry but I can't find a reference to KB #: 29113 anywhere. Do you have a link?

When I search for MAS90 & PEP, I only come up with version 4.50 or later.

Thanks.

MAS90 is being maintained for archival and auditing purposes only. Sorry, but I cannot justify an upgrade at this time.

It does need to run though. If Win 7 end of support weren't coming up, it wouldn't be an issue as it has been running just fine until now. But I do need to keep it running for a few months longer, so I need to get it running on Win 8.1 or Win 10.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Yikes... that is ancient pre-v3.71, which is from the Y2K era.  This file (pictured below) is from 2002.  (The version used by Sage 2019 is 9.61.25).

Even upgrading from something so old would be painful (if at all possible).

I've been collecting this info since I started working at Best Software back in '02. That was when 3.71 was shiny and new. I'm going to try to insert this as a picture, which I'm culling from my "PVXWIN32 Version Chart.xls". I'm guessing you are looking at an old 3.5 or 3.51 system (as there's a gap there in my chart). Wow! That's old. You are extremely lucky it will even run on Win 7.

If you can actually get this system to run, your best bet is to try to export as much data as you possibly can because one of these days, probably very soon, you will not be able to do anything with this program.

KB 29113 is in the KnowledgeBase. I don't know much about what Sage gates and what they don't gate these days but it seems odd to me you can post here on Sage City but not access the KnowledgeBase. Regardless, here is the text, such as it is:

Error: "Exception EAccessViolation in module ntdll.dll at 0001A1C1". Access violation at address 7C81A1C1 in module 'ntdll.dll'. Write of address 0149EEE8 after opening Sage 100 ERP

Disable Partner Enhancement Program (PEP)

1. Log into Sage 100 ERP as administrator
2. Disable Product Enhancement Program (PEP)

ID:29113Last Modified Date:6-10-2019