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STOP A in AFD.SYS When Polling Sockets

Article ID: 139838

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

This article was previously published under Q139838

SYMPTOMS

When you use a sockets application, Windows NT fails with a STOP 0x0000000A in AFD.SYS.

CAUSE

AfdPoll tries to back reference the endpoint from the connection before the pointer is set up, causing the STOP message.

RESOLUTION

AFD.SYS was fixed in Windows NT 3.5 Service Pack 3.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. 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 blue screen trap

Keywords: KB139838