Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Available

ID: Q246009

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP6a
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP6a
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP6a

SUMMARY

In response to a connection problem with Lotus Notes, Microsoft has released an updated version of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6. The updated version is named Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a. In addition to the problems resolved in Service Pack 6, Service Pack 6a includes:

  • A resolution to the Winsock problem that prevents Lotus Notes and other Winsock-based programs from connecting to the server when a user does not have local administrator rights.


    • For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    Q245678 Winsock Call Fails When You Have No Local Administrator Rights
  • A revised version of Winver.exe to allow users to quickly verify whether a computer is running Service Pack 6 or Service Pack 6a.


  • An update to the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 3.0 Log Converter utility (Convlog.exe).


    • For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    Q245329 Convlog.exe Converts Year 2000 Dates to Year 2028
  • An update to an AppleTalk file (Sfmatalk.sys) to avoid a "Stop 44" error message on a blue screen while you are connected an AppleTalk network or an Apple print server. The problem involves two events, one of which almost always finishes before the other. The error message can occur when the expected order is reversed.



MORE INFORMATION

To determine whether you are running Service Pack 6 or Service Pack 6a:

  1. Click Start, and then click Run.


  2. In the Open box, type winver, and then click OK. If you are running Service Pack 6a, the About Windows NT dialog box states:


    3. Microsoft(R) Windows NT (R)
    Version 4.0 (Build 1381: Service Pack 6)
    Copyright (C) 1981-1996 Microsoft Corp
    Revised Service Pack 6a
    If you are running Service Pack 6, the About Windows NT dialog box states:
    Microsoft(R) Windows NT (R)
    Version 4.0 (Build 1381: Service Pack 6)
    Copyright (C) 1981-1996 Microsoft Corp
Programs can detect whether Service Pack 6a is installed by checking to see if the following registry value is set to 1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Q246009\Installed

Updating Service Pack 6 to 6a

If you have already installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, you can update your computer to Service Pack 6a by installing the SP6a hotfix.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file names below to download the files:
x86: Q246009i.exe
Alpha: Q246009a.exe
For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp
and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.


REFERENCES

For additional information about the problems resolved in Service Pack 6, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q241211 List of Bugs Fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6/6a (Part 1)
Q244690 List of Bugs Fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6/6a (Part 2)
For additional information about how to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

Additional query words: sp6a

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0 SP6a
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: December 8, 1999
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