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STOP Msg: 0x0000004E or 0x0000000A Under Heavy Computer Usage

Article ID: 139281

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

This article was previously published under Q139281

SYMPTOMS

One of the following STOP messages appears on multiprocessor computers under heavy Windows NT usage:

STOP: 0x0000004E

STOP: 0x0000000A

CAUSE

The problem occurs due to a very slight window in AFD.SYS that causes a Memory Descriptor List (MDL) entry to be overwritten.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has modified the file, AFD.SYS, to correct this problem. Upgrade to the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB139281