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Q159090: Delphi 2.00 and 2.01 Users Encounter Error 998

Article: Q159090
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbsetup
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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With Delphi 2.00 and 2.01, users encounter error 998 every time they rebuild the
Delphi component library. The same error is encountered frequently when the user
runs an application, terminates the application, recompiles the application and
then runs it once more. This issue also impacts Borland C++ 5.00 and 5.01.

CAUSE
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The write-back disk cache is not cleared after the first initialization has
completed.

WORKAROUND
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This problem has been fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 and later.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.00. This
problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT
version 4.00. 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: compiler prodnt
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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0

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