Q281121: Ps.exe and Top.exe Commands Stop Responding in Windows NT 4.0

Article: Q281121
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2.0,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbtool
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 Services for UNIX, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The utilities Ps.exe and Top.exe, which are included as third-party demo
software with Services for UNIX 2.0, hang or stop responding when you run them
on a Windows NT 4.0-based computer.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when these utilities make a function call with an argument
that is not properly handled by Services for UNIX 2.0 that is running on a
Windows NT 4.0-based computer.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the Ps.exe and Top.exe utilities only on a
computer that is running Services for UNIX 2.0 in conjunction with Windows 2000.

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.

MORE INFORMATION
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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.

The MKS Toolkit Demo manufacturer maintains a Web site at the following address:

  http://www.mks.com


Additional query words: SFU

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinServiceUNIX200 kbWinServiceUNIXSearch
Version           : :2.0,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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