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Q319185: FIX: SAK System Will Blue Screen If Driver Verifier Is Turned on

Article: Q319185
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Server Appliance Kit (SAK), version 2.0 
- Microsoft Server Appliance Kit (SAK), version 2.01 
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SYMPTOMS
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If Hardware Compatibility Test (HCT), version 10 Driver Verifier is turned on
for the file VmSftPwr.sys, and the machine is rebooted, the system performs a
bug check.

RESOLUTION
==========

A fix is available for this problem. Contact Microsoft Developer Support to
obtain the fix. A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only
intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it
to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive
additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem,
Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Server Appliance Kit that
contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services
to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services
phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:

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

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls
may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to
additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific
update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are
listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in
coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is
converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use
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  Date        Time    Version    Size      File name     Platform
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  Mar-4-2002  05:26p             13,347    Q319185.CAB   x86



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: verifier sak vmsftpwr.sys

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbSAK200 kbAudDeveloper kbSAK201 kbSAKSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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