Q224186: Access Violation Selecting More Than 32,767 Objects in Windows N

Article: Q224186
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you select or attempt to manipulate more than 32,767 objects in Windows NT
Explorer, you may receive an access violation error message in Explorer.exe.


CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because Windows NT Explorer was not designed to manipulate
over 32,767 objects.


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: shell Explorer.exe restarts AV Drwatson

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Keywords          : kbui 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400sp3 kbWinNTS400sp2 kbWinNTS400sp1 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Issue type        : kbprb

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