Applications Using Beep API on Multiprocessor Systems May Crash

ID: Q187518

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

When an application uses the Beep API on a multiprocessor system, Windows NT crashes after a couple of minutes. This problem does not occur on a single-processor system. When this occurs, you receive the following stop codes on a blue screen:

0x00000044 (0x8066df68, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

NOTE: The first parameter may vary slightly.

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: beep.sys

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