Microsoft KB Archive/148957

= NTBACKUP Fails With Application Error During Verify Process =

Article ID: 148957

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 Q148957





SYMPTOMS
A computer running Windows NT NTBACKUP.EXE may intermittently fail during the Verify Process, displaying the following error:

Verify Status: NTBACKUP.EXE Application Error

Instruction at 017A1B8A

Memory location 00131000

The Memory could not be read.

NOTE: Your instruction and memory location may differ from those in the example.



CAUSE
The error occurs when the NTBACKUP verify process tries to verify a file that has increased in size. The backup first occurs whenever an additional streams-based files system (for example,Services for Macintosh) is installed.



WORKAROUND
Make sure that all files are closed and are not modified during the backup process.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 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: kbnetwork KB148957

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