DOCUMENT:Q235614 16-MAY-2002 [winnt] TITLE :Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Includes Fixes for Stress-Induced Issues PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::4.0,4.0 SP6 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbWinNT4sp6fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== 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 ------------------------------------ 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 ---------------------------------------------- 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 ====== 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 ====================================================================== 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 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.