Memory Leak and STOP Screens Using Intermediate NDIS Drivers

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

When intermediate (layered) NDIS miniport drivers are in use on Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, you may experience one or both of the following:

• A memory leak in kernel nonpaged pool memory. Over time, memory may be depleted to the point where system stability is compromised.



• You may receive the following blue-screen STOP error message with parameters that indicate the bad instruction is in the Ndis.sys driver:

  STOP: 0x0000000A (0x00000014, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xFCBA1062)
  IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (* Address fcba1062 has base at fcb95000 - NDIS.SYS)

CAUSE

Intermediate drivers are typically add-ons that layer themselves over hardware drivers as a filter to provide additional functionality, such as data encryption or other value-added services. The Ndis.sys driver included in Windows NT 4.0 has been found to have some deficiencies when such intermediate drivers are used.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : ntstop kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 TSESP4Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug