BUG: VOLTRACK Is Erroneously Unloaded After 255 Device Additions and Removals (249824)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q249824 SYMPTOMS
VOLTRACK is unloaded and may cause Windows to display a blue screen after 255 device additions and removals.
CAUSE
VOLTRACK keeps a count of the number of devices it is attached to in an internal byte-size variable. This variable is incremented in response to a AEP_CONFIG_DCB command, but is not decremented. After 255 additions and removals, the byte overflows and VOLTRACK is unloaded in response to a AEP_BOOT_COMPLETE command from IOS. This can cause driver memory to be overwritten and can cause system instability.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/20/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB249824 |
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