Q163883: NetBT (tag=Nbt8) Corrupts Pool with WinNT 4.0 SP2 Installed

Article: Q163883
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetworkkbbuglist
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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A computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 installed, will crash if the
NetBT component receives six or more IP addresses from the WINS Server during
the name resolution process.

The following STOP error message appears on the computer that is running Windows
NT:

  STOP 0x0000000A (0x00000000,0x00000002,0x00000000,0x8010a607)

NOTE: The first and fourth parameters may vary depending on you system
configuration.

CAUSE
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NetBT doesn't allocate enough memory to hold all the IP address that the WINS
Server is returning.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack.
For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


Additional query words: 0xa netbt tcp

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbbuglist
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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