Article ID: 172222
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q172222
SYMPTOMS
When you try to view files on a network share after a few hours of using your Windows NT 4.0-based computer, you may receive the following error message:
-or-
You may receive the following event in the system event log:
With the 11th DWORD at 0x28 equal to 0x3e9 (SRV_TABLE_FILE). This indicates that no more file IDs (FIDs) can be allocated to process the various open file server message blocks (SMBs) because of a shortage of available FIDs.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a third-party program has leaked memory and/or resources.
NOTE: One such program is Acrobat Distiller (Distasst.exe) version 3.0 which is part of Acrobat Exchange.
RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, end the offending task.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information on the Event 2009 errors, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
165815 How To Troubleshoot Event ID 2009 Errors
The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
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