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Q151671: Incorrect Event ID 6 in the Event Viewer

Article: Q151671
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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An event message may be incorrectly generated when you have a PC Card
installed.

  Event ID: 6
  Description: The IRQ of <n> was selected for a network PCMCIA PC Card.
               This IRQ is not supported for PC Cards on this system.
               For network service, please change the configuration.

MORE INFORMATION
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You may find the PC Card is still operating regardless of the error. The error
can be ignored because it does not indicate any problem with the device.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This
problem was corrected in Windows NT version 4.00.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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