STOP 0X0000000A in Afd.sys on Multiprocessor Systems (164416)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q164416

SYMPTOMS

A multiprocessor computer running Windows NT and using TCP/IP protocol may give the following STOP error message when an application tries to close a socket:
Stop 0X0000000A(0x0000000a,0x00000028,0x00000002,0xf24cc2be)
NOTE: The fourth parameter within parenthesis is computer-specific, and will most likely vary from computer to computer.

CAUSE

The locking mechanisms used in the ancillary function driver (AFD) are insufficient, resulting in one thread of execution canceling the I/O request packet (IRP) that was used by another.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB164416
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