STOP 0x00000044 When Running Wait.Exe

ID: Q186345

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

Running several instances of Wait.exe from the Windows NT Resource Kit may cause a blue screen error message in Beep.sys with following STOP error message:

0x00000044 (0x80c52ba8)

CAUSE

Beep.sys is not multiprocessor safe.

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

To work around this problem, do not run several instances of Wait.exe, or, instead, use Sleep.exe.

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: multi-processor

Keywords : ntstop
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug