Excessive Thread Handle Leak Causes "Stop 0x0000003b" Error Message (268237)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.0, when used with:
    • the hardware: DEC Alpha

This article was previously published under Q268237

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message on a blue screen on an Alpha-based computer:
STOP 0000003b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the computer runs low on non-paged pool because a service or process is not cleaning up after its terminated threads, causing a handle leak.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/4/2003
Keywords:kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbprb KB268237