Article: Q234537
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400sp5fix
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you repeatedly change the private properties of the Server Message Block
(SMB) share resource (ones that are exposed with "cluster res fileshare /priv"),
heap corruption may occur. This may also cause an access violation error message
to be displayed.
CAUSE
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This corruption occurs because the address passed to ResUtilFreeParamaterBlock
is invalid, and this address is eventually passed to LocalFree, causing the
access violation.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. 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
The latest service pack is also available at the following Internet location:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was
first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbWinNT400sp5fix
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : winnt:4.0
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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