Article ID: 233482
Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4
This article was previously published under Q233482
SYMPTOMS
Your computer running Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition stops responding (hangs) and displays the following blue-screen error message:
NOTE: The parameters in the STOP code may be different depending on your system configuration.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because there is a synchronization problem in the kernel mode Win32 subsystem (Win32k.sys). When attempting to realize a GDI palette, a lock protecting a list of device contexts is being released too early.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Service Pack 5.
Additional query words: gdi bugcheck wts tse
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB233482