Access Violation Selecting More Than 32,767 Objects in Windows NT Explorer (224186)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
This article was previously published under Q224186

SYMPTOMS

If you select or attempt to manipulate more than 32,767 objects in Windows NT Explorer, you may receive an access violation error message in Explorer.exe.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows NT Explorer was not designed to manipulate over 32,767 objects.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/10/2001
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB224186
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