Microsoft KB Archive/297193

= A &quot;Stop 0x7F&quot; Error Message Occurs in Scsiport.sys Under Heavy Disk Stress =

Article ID: 297193

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q297193



SYMPTOMS
You may intermittently receive a &quot;Stop 0x7F&quot; error message while your computer is under a high load. The first stop parameter is 0x00000008, which indicates a double fault.



CAUSE
Recursive calls in Scsiport.sys may occur many times under high disk stress. These calls use Kernel-mode stack and may cause a stack overflow.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

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

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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 typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name ---  09-May-2001  18:09  5.0.2195.3597  72,752  Scsiport.sys



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB297193

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