Microsoft KB Archive/289179

= System Hangs If Services.exe Experiences an Access Violation =

Article ID: 289179

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q289179



SYMPTOMS
The system may stop responding (hang) if Services.exe experiences an access violation. The only option is to reboot the computer.



CAUSE
This can occur if a malicious or improperly written program or utility passes an invalid parameter to the NetUseEnum function.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbprogramming KB289179

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