Q218134: Error: SysTray.exe - DLL Initialization Failed After NT SP4 Inst

Article: Q218134
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install Service Pack 4 on a computer running Windows NT Workstation
4.0 with the Small Business Server client setup utilities, the following error
message may be displayed prior to the automated restart that occurs at the end
of the Service Pack installation:

  SysTray.EXE - DLL initialization failed
  The application failed to initialize because the window station is shutting
  down.

The amount of time that the error message is visible will depend on the system
configuration. The error will usually remain visible for two to three seconds.

CAUSE
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The error message is caused by the timing of the automated restart at the end of
the service pack installation.

RESOLUTION
==========

The error message is benign and can be ignored.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.


Additional query words: smallbiz

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbAudDeveloper kbSBServSearch kbSBServ450
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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