Microsoft KB Archive/154067

= System Error: The WIN 16 SubSystem Was Unable to Allocate Memory =

Article ID: 154067

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q154067





SYMPTOMS
When you run a 16-bit Windows NETDDE application, the following error message may appear on the Windows NT console:

System Error

The WIN 16 SubSystem was unable to allocate memory for this DDE Transaction. Shutting down the conversation.



CAUSE
This is a problem in the WIN 16 subsystem.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbbug kbnetwork KB154067

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