Your Windows 2000-based computer randomly restarts or stops responding with a STOP 0x50 error (834287)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

Your Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer may randomly restart or stop responding, and then you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:
STOP 0x00000050 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

CAUSE

This problem may occur when a buffer that is sent to the RtlInitUnicodeString function during the logoff process does not contain a NULL termination. In this scenario, an access violation occurs on the Windows 2000-based computer, and this may generate the error that is described in the "Symptoms" section.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/16/2004
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