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Q235614: Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Includes Fixes for Stress-Induced Issues

Article: Q235614
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0,4.0 SP6
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT4sp6fix
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP6 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP6 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP6 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft testing of Windows NT products includes automated tests that
specifically push the operating system beyond its normal limits. This article
summarizes the changes to binary files in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 that are
not reliably reproducible without these test tools. Customers may also encounter
these problems, but it is difficult to be certain.

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 includes fixes of this type in the following binary
files:

  Cdfs.sys
  Fastfat.sys
  Mup.sys
  Netbt.sys
  Ntfs.sys
  Ntkrnlmp.exe
  Ntoskrnl.exe
  Nwlnkrip.sys
  Oleaut32.dll
  Ole32.dll
  Rasauto.dll
  Raspppen.dll
  Rdr.sys
  Tapi32.dll
  Wamreg.dll
  Win32k.sys
  Winmsd.exe


RESOLUTION
==========

Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the
individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service
pack, please go to:

- http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

-or-

- Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support
Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the
following address on the World Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS


Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server
4.0, Terminal Server Edition. 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


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6 and
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.

Additional query words: sp6

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Keywords          : kbWinNT4sp6fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400sp6 kbWinNTS400sp6 kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch kbWinNTW400sp6
Version           : :4.0,4.0 SP6
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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