Article ID: 195372
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q195372
SYMPTOMS
A computer running Windows NT Server 4.0 may encounter a crash when restarting the system with the following blue screen message:
CAUSE
This problem occurs because Windows NT was performing a check during boot for registry cells greater than 1 MB.
Some user mode processes/services may make MoveFile calls that make numerous registry entries to remove files when restarting. This may lead to registry cell sizes greater than 1 MB.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.
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