Microsoft KB Archive/281121

= Ps.exe and Top.exe Commands Stop Responding in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 =

Article ID: 281121

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q281121



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



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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

http://www.mks.com

Additional query words: SFU

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbprb KB281121

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