Article ID: 235602
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q235602
SYMPTOMS
Client computers may report problems connecting to Microsoft Windows NT Server-based computers, and any of the following error messages may be displayed on the client computers:
Services.exe may also cause an access violation and generate a Dr. Watson log.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because a series of events causes a thread in the browser code to gain access to an invalid memory location or to corrupt a valid memory location.
RESOLUTION
Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name Platform
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06/18/99 12:45p 48,400 Browser.dll x86
06/18/99 12:44p 81,168 Browser.dll Alpha
NOTE: This fix is applied to the server in question.
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following Microsoft Web site:
The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name Platform
--------------------------------------------------
07/11/00 4:39p 47,888 Browser.dll x86
NOTE: This fix is applied to the server in question.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.
MORE INFORMATION
The following information is taken from a Dr. Watson log generated by the behavior:
Application exception occurred:
App: exe\services.dbg (pid=45)
When: 6/3/1999 @ 9:0:57.558
Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)
*----> System Information <----*
Computer Name: HOLODECK
User Name: SYSTEM
Number of Processors: 1
Processor Type: x86 Family 6 Model 1 Stepping 9
Windows Version: 4.0
Current Build: 1381
Service Pack: 4
eax=00000005 ebx=00000000 ecx=03c0cff0 edx=ffffffff esi=ffffffff edi=000003f0
eip=773e1155 esp=0522ff34 ebp=0522ff58 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=003b gs=0000 efl=00000202
function: BrWorkerThread
773e112a e851290000 call BrReadBrowserConfigFields (773e3a80)
773e112f eb96 jmp BrWorkerThread+0x76 (773e10c7)
773e1131 6aff push 0xff
773e1133 a1d0b23e77 mov eax,[BrWorkerLock (773eb2d0)] ds:773eb2d0=000003ac
773e1138 50 push eax
773e1139 ff1590903e77 ds:773e9090=77f04f88
call dword ptr [_imp__WaitForSingleObject (773e9090)]
773e113f a1c0b23e77 ds:773eb2c0=00000004
mov eax,[BrNumberOfWorkerThreads (773eb2c0)]
773e1144 8b0dc4b23e77 ds:773eb2c4=03c0cff0
mov ecx,[BrWorkerThreadCount (773eb2c4)]
773e114a bb00000000 mov ebx,0x0
773e114f ff0dc0b23e77 ds:773eb2c0=00000004
dec dword ptr [BrNumberOfWorkerThreads (773eb2c0)]
FAULT ->773e1155 ff4481fc inc dword ptr [ecx+eax*4-0x4] ds:012bea0c=????????
773e1159 813dd8b23e77d8b23e77 ds:773eb2d8=03bf6fd0
cmp dword ptr [BrWorkerQueueHead (773eb2d8)],0x773eb2d8
773e1163 741e jz BrWorkerThread+0x132 (773e1183)
773e1165 8b1dd8b23e77 ds:773eb2d8=03bf6fd0
mov ebx,[BrWorkerQueueHead (773eb2d8)]
773e116b a1d8b23e77 ds:773eb2d8=03bf6fd0
mov eax,[BrWorkerQueueHead (773eb2d8)]
773e1170 8b08 mov ecx,[eax] ds:00000005=????????
773e1172 a1d8b23e77 ds:773eb2d8=03bf6fd0
mov eax,[BrWorkerQueueHead (773eb2d8)]
773e1177 8b4004 mov eax,[eax+0x4] ds:012bea0b=????????
773e117a 8908 mov [eax],ecx ds:00000005=????????
773e117c 894104 mov [ecx+0x4],eax ds:04ecb9f6=????????
773e117f c6431000 mov byte ptr [ebx+0x10],0x0 ds:012bea06=??
773e1183 a1d0b23e77 mov eax,[BrWorkerLock (773eb2d0)] ds:773eb2d0=000003ac
*----> Stack Back Trace <----*
FramePtr ReturnAd Param#1 Param#2 Param#3 Param#4 Function Name
0522ff58 773e1dc1 ffffffff 03ae2fe8 0000017f 0522ff8c browser!BrWorkerThread (FPO: Non-FPO [1,7,3])
0522ff6c 022a5817 00000001 03b33fe0 022b07f0 03ae2fe8 browser!ServiceEntry (FPO: Non-FPO [4,2,1])
0522ff8c 022a57a6 022ac4d4 00000001 03b33fe0 0104000a services!SvcLoadDllAndStartSvc (FPO: Non-FPO [3,1,2])
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