A fatal exception 06 has occurred at...

I recently formatted the computer and installed Win98SE. 
Everything was fine and worked untill I installed the 
driver for the sound card. Now whenever the computer 
starts up comes 'a fatal exception 06 has occurred at' 
followed by numbers. How do I prevent this from happening?

My guess is that you can do this be removing the driver that evidently is
causing the problem. Revert to the earlier driver.

A standard troubleshooting technique is: Determine when the problem began
and what changes were made just before that. Undo the changes. See if the
problem goes away. You've done the first part very well.

On 06 exception error is an Invalid Opcode Fault. It's a coding error. If
the driver is the causel, then it is because the driver was incorrectly
written.

If reverting to the earlier driver doesn't solve the problem, write back and
we'll look for other causes.

-- 
Jim Eshelman
MS-MVP, Windows Shell/User
 http://www.**--****.com/ 
 http://www.**--****.com/ 

happening?
that evidently is
the problem began
changes. See if the
coding error. If
was incorrectly
problem, write back and
I removed the driver and now the error doesn't appear. But 
now I don't have sound, the driver I used I downloaded 
from Gateway so what can i do?

OK, you have proven that you need a driver, but that the provided driver is
flawed.

I think the next thing to do is contact Gateway and explain the problem. Ask
if they have something better.

Also, Gateway is really good about making available information on what
components you're using. Go to the site for the manufacturer of the sound
card and look for a better driver.

There are also excellent web sites that pecialize in providing drivers. I
have a collection of links to them here:
 http://www.**--****.com/ 

-- 
Jim Eshelman
MS-MVP, Windows Shell/User
 http://www.**--****.com/ 
 http://www.**--****.com/ 

Thank you very much Jim. I used the link you provided to 
find the official website for the sound card and 
downloaded their driver which works fine.