Applications Using Beep API on Multiprocessor Systems May Crash
Article ID: 187518
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q187518
SYMPTOMS
When an application uses the Beep API on a multiprocessor system, Windows
NT crashes after a couple of minutes. This problem does not occur on a
single-processor system. When this occurs, you receive the following stop codes on a blue screen:
0x00000044 (0x8066df68, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
NOTE: The first parameter may vary slightly.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
Additional query words: beep.sys
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB187518