Microsoft KB Archive/245605

= Clusdisk.sys may corrupt pool memory =

Article ID: 245605

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6

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This article was previously published under Q245605



SYMPTOMS
Clusdisk.sys may corrupt pool memory if you are running Microsoft Cluster Server with special pool overrun protection enabled for all tags. When this happens you may receive a "Stop 0x00000050" error message on boot.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when Clusdisk.sys attempts to write past its allocation memory.



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.

To resolve this problem, 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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date       Time      Size    File name      Platform 11/05/99  4:38 PM   28 KB   Clusdisk.sys   Intel 11/05/99  4:37 PM   47 KB   Clusdisk.sys   Alpha



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB245605

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