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Q122182: CALC.EXE Display Error in Floating Point Number Calculation

Article: Q122182
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

3.10 3.50

WINDOWS

kbtool kbbug3.10 kbfix3.50.sp1

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Windows NT Calculator application (CALC.EXE) has a display error in its
floating point number calculation.

NOTE: This display error is not related to the Pentium processor floating point
division hardware.

RESOLUTION
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Microsoft has updated CALC.EXE to resolve this problem. The new Calculator
application works on all Microsoft Windows NT versions and on all hardware
platforms supported by Windows NT.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1 and Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server
version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on
the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10
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