Delphi 2.00 and 2.01 Users Encounter Error 998

ID: Q159090

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

With Delphi 2.00 and 2.01, users encounter error 998 every time they rebuild the Delphi component library. The same error is encountered frequently when the user runs an application, terminates the application, recompiles the application and then runs it once more. This issue also impacts Borland C++ 5.00 and 5.01.

CAUSE

The write-back disk cache is not cleared after the first initialization has completed.

WORKAROUND

This problem has been fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 and later.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.00. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.00. 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: compiler prodnt

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbsetup kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 nt32ap NTSrvWkst
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type :