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Q234546: Windows NT 4.0 SP5 Includes Updated .PAL Files

Article: Q234546
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400sp5fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 includes updated versions of the Hardware
Abstraction Layer .dll and .pal files.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

The latest service pack is also available at the following Internet location:

  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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The new PAL files include these improvements:

- Improvements to error handling.

- Performance improvements in dealing with alignment faults.

- Improvements in VLM support.

HAL .dll and .pal files are used in starting Windows NT on Alpha computers.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q172806 Creating an NT Boot Floppy for DEC ALPHA RISC Computers

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400sp5fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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