Microsoft KB Archive/199101

= Rasman.exe Causes Access Violation When You Use Connection Manager =

Article ID: 199101

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q199101



SYMPTOMS
When you try to make an automatic connection through Connection Manager, Rasman.exe causes an access violation.



CAUSE
The command line parameters passed to rasautou internally, are too long for the created buffer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, make the complete path to Connection Manager installation directory shorter, by installing the Connection Manager software to the Connection Manager directory instead of using the default path, Program Files\Internet Explorer\Connection Manager.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbfix kbinfo KB199101

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