Open Handles Cause STOP 0x0000001E or STOP 0x00000024 (195857)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q195857

SYMPTOMS

While shutting down an application the system may stop with a STOP 0x0000001E or STOP 0x00000024 error message. In the case of the STOP 0x0000001E the first parameter will always be C0000005.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when an application opens a lot of handles but never closes them. This has been seen when an application continually opens a registry key but never closes it. When the application is closed the system attempts to close all of the keys but runs out of system resources while doing it.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, the application has to be modified to close the registry key when it is done with it.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/3/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB195857
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