STATUS_CANT_WAIT Returned from an NTCreateFile Call

ID: Q190791

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

A Dr. Watson log or an application may report an error message referencing ERROR_NO_MID.

CAUSE

STATUS_CANT_WAIT is being occasionally returned from an NTCreateFile call when the user opens a volume handle and the system is under load. This status should never be returned outside of the Windows NT file system.

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.

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