Microsoft KB Archive/822414

= Log on over a wireless connection may cause an access violation in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 822414

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
On a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, when you try to log on to a Windows 2000 domain over a wireless network connection, you may receive an access violation message that is similar to the following:

Svchost.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows.

You will need to restart the program.

An error log is being created.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a heap corruption that causes the Scvhost.exe program to stop responding and to generate an access violation.



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
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

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 --  11-Jul-2003  22:10  5.0.2195.6738     417,552  Oakley.dll 11-Jul-2003 22:10  5.0.2195.6738      58,128  Rasman.dll 11-Jul-2003 22:10  5.0.2195.6762     153,872  Rasmans.dll 11-Jul-2003 22:10  5.0.2195.6738      54,032  Rastapi.dll



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, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: security

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB822414

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