Microsoft KB Archive/243054

= Data Corruption in RPC Causes Tight Loop with RPC Programs =

Article ID: 243054

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q243054



SYMPTOMS
When you run programs that use remote procedure calls (RPCs) on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Server Service Pack 4 (SP4), the computer may become slow and unresponsive because of high processor usage.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because data corruption in the RPC buffer is causing certain RPCs to run in a tight loop.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 SP4. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216766 FIX: Windows NT 4.0 w/ SP4 Causes Data Corruption in RPC Calls

Additional query words: rpc

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