Article ID: 171643
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q171643
SYMPTOMS
Windows NT 4.0 Winlogon stops responding (hangs) at the logon screen after creating a blank system-environment variable.
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Windows NT 3.5x causes the computer to stop responding (hang) and displays the following error message:
RESOLUTION
You need to restart the system before you are able to log on to the computer again.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in The Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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