Microsoft KB Archive/198510

= Broadcast Messages Blocked by OLE Threads =

Article ID: 198510

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198510



SYMPTOMS
Under certain conditions, broadcast messages can become blocked. This situation will only occur when OLE threads are open but those threads are not processing messages.



RESOLUTION
Windows NT has been modified to not send broadcast messages to those threads.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For more information, please see the following 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 version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.

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