Microsoft KB Archive/249824

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BUG: VOLTRACK Is Erroneously Unloaded After 255 Device Additions and Removals

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Q249824

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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SYMPTOMS
VOLTRACK is unloaded and may cause Windows to display a blue screen after 255 device additions and removals.

CAUSE
VOLTRACK keeps a count of the number of devices it is attached to in an internal byte-size variable. This variable is incremented in response to a AEP_CONFIG_DCB command, but is not decremented. After 255 additions and removals, the byte overflows and VOLTRACK is unloaded in response to a AEP_BOOT_COMPLETE command from IOS. This can cause driver memory to be overwritten and can cause system instability.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbWin95 kbWin98 kbWin98SE