GP Fault Using Chat with No Password on Workgroups and NT
PSS ID Number: 103267
Article Last Modified on 3/15/2004
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q103267
SYMPTOMS
If you try to establish the initial connection between a Microsoft
Windows for Workgroups 3.1 (WFW) workstation and a Windows NT
workstation using Chat, where the WFW machine is the initiator of
Chat, and the CHAT$ share requires a password from the WFW machine,
and no password is entered, the following error will occur:
NETDDE caused a General Protection Fault in module USER.EXE.
This error will occur whether or not the user account on the Windows
NT workstation has a blank password.
CAUSE
The cause of this problem has not yet been determined.
RESOLUTION
When using Chat from a WFW machine to a Windows NT machine, always
enter the appropriate password when prompted. Also, do not create user
accounts with blank passwords on the Windows NT machine if you plan on
using the account to connect with Chat from a WFW machine.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT operating
system 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.
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Keywords: KB103267
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