Access Violation Selecting More Than 32,767 Objects in Windows NT Explorer

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4
  on the following platforms: Alpha, x86

SYMPTOMS

If you select or attempt to manipulate more than 32,767 objects in Windows NT Explorer, you may receive an access violation error message in Explorer.exe.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows NT Explorer was not designed to manipulate over 32,767 objects.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: shell Explorer.exe restarts AV Drwatson

Keywords : kbui ntdirlist
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb