Microsoft KB Archive/828346

= &quot;Stop 0x50&quot; Error Message When You Try to Map the Win32k.sys File =

Article ID: 828346

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to map the Win32k.sys file, you receive the following error message:

Stop 0x00000050 (0xa0c50000, 0x00000000, 0x8045b8c7, 0x00000000). 0x00000050 (0xa0c50000, 0x00000000, 0x8045b8c7, 0x00000000)



CAUSE
This problem occurs if your memory resources are too low.



Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart Requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date        Time   Version            Size    File name --- 13-Sep-2003 16:59  5.0.2195.6820      29,712  Mountmgr.sys 18-Sep-2003 20:15  5.0.2195.6823   1,697,792  Ntkrnlmp.exe 18-Sep-2003 20:15  5.0.2195.6823   1,697,088  Ntkrnlpa.exe 18-Sep-2003 20:15  5.0.2195.6823   1,717,824  Ntkrpamp.exe 18-Sep-2003 20:15  5.0.2195.6823   1,675,456  Ntoskrnl.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB828346

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