Possible Access Violation in Win32k.sys Under High Stress

ID: Q160678

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

It is possible for an application that is doing intensive screen output to generate an access violation in WIN32K. This may result in the system crashing with a STOP 0x0000001E error message.

CAUSE

There is a problem in a GDI text handling function that can cause WIN32K to reference an invalid memory address.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 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 : kb3rdparty kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 nt32ap NTSrvWkst
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type :