Stack Overflow Can Cause Windows to Hang (82318)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q82318 SUMMARY
Stack overflows can cause Microsoft Windows to stop responding (hang).
If Windows hangs intermittently, try adding the following line to the
CONFIG.SYS file:
STACKS=9,256
MORE INFORMATION
The addition of the STACKS command line causes MS-DOS to reserve space for
hardware interrupt handling (rather than an application's stack). In
general, the default setting gives you more free memory; however, there are
situations when the hardware interrupt routines require more space. On IBM
machines, STACKS=0,0 is the default; on all other machines, STACKS=9,128 is
the default.
One such situation is when you are running SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE)
version 4.0 with certain network cards. Windows Setup should modify the
CONFIG.SYS file accordingly when Windows is installed if it detects a known
problem configuration.
If Windows is hanging or crashing, particularly if SMARTDRV.EXE 4.0 is
running, or a network is installed, try adding the STACKS command to the
CONFIG.SYS file and see if that corrects the problem.
For more information, please query on the following words in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: STACKS and OVERVIEW
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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