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# RASAdmin Err Msg: Exception: Access Violation....

Article ID: 103921

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1

This article was previously published under Q103921

## SYMPTOMS

In Windows NT when exiting the Remote Access Administration utility (RASADMIN.EXE) on a system with a computer name of 14 or more characters, the following error message may appear:
RASADMIN.EXE
Exception: access violation (<memaddress>), Address: <memaddress>

## RESOLUTION

Use the Network section of Control Panel to make the computer name 13 characters or less.

## STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB103921