Microsoft KB Archive/160601

= Bad Parameters Sent to Win32k.sys May Cause Stop Message =

Article ID: 160601

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 Q160601



SYMPTOMS
It is possible for an errant application to pass a bad parameter to a WIN32K function and cause Win32k.sys to have an access violation. This violation will usually result in Windows NT crashing with a STOP 0x0000001E blue screen error.



CAUSE
Not all of the WIN32K functions were correctly checking parameters for validity before processing them.



RESOLUTION
Install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest US Service Pack for Windows NT. For information on obtaining this update, 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 crash ntcrash

Keywords: kbother kbprogramming kbui KB160601

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