KB181545 - Error Message: An External Winnt Error Has Occurred

Article ID: 181545

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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

This article was previously published under Q181545

SYMPTOMS

When you configure Cheyenne Software's ARCserve Backup Agent service to start automatically at startup, the service may not start and the following message may appear in Event Viewer:

   Event ID: 2140
   An External Winnt Error has occurred

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you are using Cheyenne Software's ARCserve Backup Agent for Windows NT version 1.02a build 14. The Ntagent.exe file included in this version has a date stamp of 8/20/97 or 10/1/97.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact Cheyenne Software to inquire about the availability of an update to address this issue. For information about how to contact Cheyenne Software, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 65416
TITLE : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

MORE INFORMATION

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