Windows NT 3.5: STOP 0x0000000a in NETBT.SYS When Memory is Low

ID: Q130661

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you run Windows NT 3.5 with TCP/IP installed on a network using the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), a STOP 0x0000000a message appears.

CAUSE

The Windows NT memory manager could not allocate a memory block of the requested size and returned STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES to the calling function. This occurs when your system runs low on available memory (physical memory and page file memory). Instead of checking first whether the pointer to the requested memory block is NULL, which it is in this case, the code continues to use that pointer as if it was successfully initialized. This causes the STOP 0x0000000a message.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, install more RAM on your computer or make more disk space available for the Windows NT page file.

To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT version 3.51 or obtain the fix mentioned below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. 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

This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.51 crash trap blue screen

Keywords : nttcp NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.50
Platform : WINDOWS
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