CreateProcessAsUser() Fails After Applying Service Pack 3 (152270)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q152270 SYMPTOMS
Applications that use the CreateProcessAsUser() Win 32 function to start a
new console application in a different user account's security context may
receive the following error:
Initialization of the dynamic link library
d:\winnt35\system32\kernel32.dll failed.
The process is terminating abnormally.
CAUSE
The new console application fails to load Kernel32.dll because it fails to
allocate the new console window requested by the starting application The
console window allocation fails because the starting application references
a virtual address descriptor (VAD) owned by the parent application causing
a conflicting address error.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51
Service Packs 3 and 4. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT
3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack,
query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/4/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB152270 |
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