Microsoft KB Archive/219341

= Dr. Watson Reports an Access Violation in Explorer When Using an Alternate Shell =

Article ID: 219341

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0a

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This article was previously published under Q219341



SYMPTOMS
When you use a shell other than Windows NT Explorer and you open Windows NT Explorer, the Dr. Watson tool may report an access violation in Explorer at 0xc0000005.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because Windows NT Explorer is the only supported shell in Windows NT 4.0 and if you run Windows NT Explorer as a program it corrupts memory heaps.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 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
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbbug kbenv kbfix kbqfe KB219341

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