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16-bit Version of Visual Basic 4 May Hang Windows NT 4.0

Article ID: 160657

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS

Windows NT 4.0 will stop responding under certain circumstances when running the 16-bit version of Visual Basic 4.0 and attempting to use the Visual Basic Add-In Manager.

CAUSE

The PDB (program database) pointer was being restored into the wrong context.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbinterop KB160657