STOP 0x0000000A on SMP Computers (192765)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0

This article was previously published under Q192765

SYMPTOMS

A Windows NT Server may show a blue screen STOP error with the following message:

STOP 0x0000000A (0xBAD0B0E4, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x800032EA)

NOTE: The first parameter in parentheses is always the same. The fourth parameter address falls within the Hal.dll.

CAUSE

Windows NT is trying to free an object that has already been freed.

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 Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/23/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB192765