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Stop 0x0000001E in Ntoskrnl.exe Caused by an Invalid VCB

Article ID: 165429

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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

This article was previously published under Q165429

SYMPTOMS

During the mounting of an NTFS volume, Windows NT 4.0 may stop with the following stop message.

STOP: 0x0000001E (0xc0000005, 0x8016b630, 0x00000000, 0x00000030)

NOTE: The second parameter (0x8016b630) should be the same on x86 platforms.

CAUSE

An entry in the volume control block (VCB) of the volume being mounted is invalid.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. A supported fix is now available, but is not fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.

Additional query words: 0x1e ntfs Ntoskrnl

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB165429