Article: Q184072
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400sp4fix
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
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SYMPTOMS
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After an application (such as Microsoft SQL Server) issues asynchronous I/O to
the hard disk, HasOverlappedIoCompleted returns TRUE and GetOverlappedResult()
returns 0 bytes transferred.
NOTE: After a few microseconds, GetOverlappedResult() returns the correct value.
CAUSE
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This problem has primarily been observed on symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
computers, where I/O completion updates fields in the OVERLAPPED structure in
the wrong order.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Service Pack 4.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbWinNT400sp4fix
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version : :4.0
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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