Article: Q248747
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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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
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive a "STOP 0x00000041 MUST_SUCCEED_POOL_EMPTY" error message on a
blue screen when the requested memory allocation cannot be satisfied for the
NonPagedPoolMustSucceed pool type for the ExAllocatePoolWithTag function.
RESOLUTION
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If you receive this error message, verify the version of the third-party
Ncrbynet.sys driver that is being used. The following version of the
Ncrbynet.sys file is known to cause a memory leak condition with Windows NT:
Ncrbynet.sys Tue Oct 26 11:37:23 1999
To resolve this issue, contact NCR Corporation for an updated driver.
MORE INFORMATION
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There is a limit of roughly 128 MB in Windows NT 4.0 on the amount of NonPaged
Pool memory that is available to a system. This is a hard-coded value that
cannot be modified. For additional information about the NonPagedPoolSize value,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q126402 PagedPoolSize and NonPagedPoolSize Values in Windows NT
The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.
REFERENCES
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q177415 How to Use Poolmon to Troubleshoot Kernel Mode Memory Leaks
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kb3rdparty
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version : winnt:4.0
Issue type : kbprb
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