System Error: The WIN 16 SubSystem Was Unable to Allocate Memory

Last reviewed: May 23, 1997
Article ID: Q154067

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you run a 16-bit Windows NETDDE application, the following error message may appear on the Windows NT console:

   System Error
   The WIN 16 SubSystem was unable to allocate memory for this DDE
   Transaction. Shutting down the conversation.

CAUSE

This is a problem in the WIN 16 subsystem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 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 : kbnetwork ntnetserv NTSrvWkst kbbug3.51
Version : 3.5 3.51
Platform : WinNT
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 23, 1997
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