Negative Value in NtGdiFastPolyPolyline Causes Blue Screen

ID: Q185559

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft BackOffice Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

An application that passes a negative value via the count array to NtGdiFastPolyPolyLine may cause the following blue screen to occur:

Trap 0x000000E Page Fault at linear address xxxxxxxx

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or 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 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: bugcheck stop code crash

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix ntstop kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug