CLOCK Hangs and Consumes 90% CPU When Set to Digital Display

ID: Q163936

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

Clock.exe may cause the computer to stop responding (hang) and then consume 90 percent of the CPU time when set to Digital Display under specific circumstances.

CAUSE

The array for the New Title was too small to hold the contents of the Short Date Format of dddd/MMMM DD/yyyy.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use a different Short Date style that is not as long.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Additional query words: dhcp 4.00

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt32ap NTSrvWkst prodnt
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug