What Are Microsoft Windows Fatal Exception Errors :

Fatal exception errors are codes returned by a program, like this: Access to an illegal instruction has been encountered 
Invalid data or code has been accessed 
The privilege level of an operation is invalid 
A fatal exception <XY> has occurred at xxxx:xxxxxxxx

In this document you will find some helpful links to MS Support about the most common fatal exceptions:

Q150314 - What Are Fatal Exception Errors
When you attempt to shut down your computer, start Windows, or start a program in Windows, you may encounter error messages that are similar to: A fatal exception XY has occurred at xxxx:xxxxxxxx

Definition of Fatal Exception 0E Error Messages
A Fatal Exception 0E is a Page Fault interrupt and typically occurs when the operating system tries to access virtual memory on a demand-paged basis and that "page" is missing or damaged.

Definition of Fatal Exception 0D Error Messages
A Fatal Exception 0D is an error message that is most commonly found, but not limited to, out dated or damaged video display adapter drivers and out dated multimedia software; however, this error message has also been know to occur when the Hsflop.pdr file is missing or damaged.

Q138788 - Bad RAM Causes Fatal Exception Errors Running Windows 95/98
Windows reports random "Fatal Exception Error 0x:xxxxxxxx" error messages even though your previous version of Windows or Windows for Workgroups did not.

Q182142 - "Fatal Exception 03H..." Error Message During Windows 98/Me Setup
When you install Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may receive one of the following error messages when your computer first restarts during Setup: MPREXE.EXE caused an exception 03H in module USER32.DLL at <memory address>. USR32.EXE caused an exception 03H in module USER32.DLL at <memory address>

Q187214 - Err Msg: A Fatal Exception 0E Has Occurred at 0028:C02A0201...
While you are installing Windows and Setup restarts your computer for the last time, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen: A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C02A0201 in VXD IOS(04)+00001FC9.

Q189655 - Err Msg: A Fatal Exception 0E Has Occurred at 0028:<XXXXXXXX>
After you install Windows, you may receive the following error message when Windows starts: A Fatal Exception 0E has occurred at 0028:XXXXXXXX in VXD SYMEvent(02)+XXXXXXXX.

Q253798 - Windows Media Player May Stop Responding or Generate an Error Message When Streaming Media
When you try to stream media by using Microsoft Windows Media Player, you may receive the following error messages: Fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:... in VXD UNIMODEM. Fatal Exception 0E has occurred at 0028:... in VXD Logger. Tapisrv has caused an Invalid Page Fault in module Kernel32.dll.

Q191195 - Problems Using Media Player to Play .avi Files
You may receive any of the following error messages when you play audio- video interleave (.avi) files: A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:<XXXXXXXX> in Vxd Vmwaudio (01)
-or- MMSYSTEM257 Invalid MCI device ID. Use the ID returned when opening the MCI device. -or- MMSYSTEM296 The file cannot be played on the specified MCI device. The file may be corrupt, or not in the correct format.

Q192803 - "Fatal Exception 0D" Using ATI All-in-Wonder Pro Video Adapter
A Fatal Exception 0D has occurred. Press any key to continue.

Q250005 - () Error Message: A Fatal Exception 0E Has Occurred in VxD SCSI1HLP
When you try to upgrade your computer to Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may receive the following error message: A fatal exception 0E has occurred at xxxx:xxxxxxxx in VxD SCSI1HLP If you click Cancel your computer may stop responding (hang).

Q253241 - Fatal Exception 0E When Shutting Down Using a Matrox Video Adapter
When you try to upgrade your computer to Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may receive the following error message: A Fatal Exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C00082CD in VxD VMM(01) +000072CD

Q252414 - Fatal Exception 0E Has Occurred in VXD mrtRate (01) When Printing
When you try to print you may receive the following error message: Fatal exception 0E has occurred in VXD mrtRate (01).

Q261404 - Error Message When Sending Computer into Hibernation Mode
When you request your computer to exit from Hibernation mode while it is in a docking station, and then you resend it into Hibernation mode while it is undocked, you may receive the following error message: Fatal Exception Error 0028:C156DAD1.

Q271754 - Exception 0E in Vredir.vxd During CoCreateInstanceEx() on Remote DCOM Server
If your network is set up as a workgroup, you have a drive mapped to a Microsoft Windows NT-based server, and you run a Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) program that attempts to start a remote server component on the Windows NT-based server, you may receive one of the following error messages on a bluescreen: 
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition: 
A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:???????? in VXD VREDIR(??) + ????????. The current application will be terminated. * Press any key to terminate the current application. * Press CTRL+ALT+DEL again to restart your computer. You will lose any unsaved information on all applications. Press any key to continue. 
Windows Millennium Edition (Me):
Windows An error has occurred. To continue: Press Enter to return to Windows, or Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. If you do this, you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications. File Name: VREDIR(06) + 00006C54 Error: 0E : 0028 : C02D2770 Press any key to continue. If you press ENTER, CoCreateInstanceEx returns RPC_S_CALL_FAILED (0x800706BE). The program may display the following error message: The remote procedure call failed.

Q275003 - "Exception 03h in Module..." Error Message Starting Windows Me
After use the Disk Defragmenter tool (or a third-party defragmenting tool) to defragment your hard disk, your computer continues to run correctly. However, when you restart your computer, you may receive any of the following error messages:  Scandskw caused Fatal exception O3H in module user32.dll Mprexe caused an exception 03h in module user32.dll Statemgr caused an exception 03h in module user32.dll Rundll32 caused an exception 03h in module user32.dll Mstask caused an exception 03h in module user32.dll

Q281252 - Fatal Exception 0E in Scsi1hlp.vxd After Upgrading to Windows Millennium Edition
After you upgrade certain Compaq computers that were shipped with Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition preinstalled and have a DVD drive to Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may receive the following error message: A fatal exception 0E has occurred at xxx:xxxxxxxx in VxD SCSI1HLP. If you click Cancel, your computer may stop responding (hang).

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