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Err Msg: STOP 0x0000000A - SPP.SYS

Article ID: 148976

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

This article was previously published under Q148976

SYMPTOMS

The following STOP error message appears in Windows NT:

STOP: 0x0000000A (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x0000001, 0xFB8F1549) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL ***Address FB8F1549 has base at FB8F0000 - SPP.SYS

The driver dump reveals several instances of the Spp.sys driver dated in 1993.

CAUSE

Spp.sys is the Compaq printer driver(cpqprint) used for the Netlinq Support software. This software has an associated icon in the Control Panel labeled "NetLinq." The 1993 version of the driver is used in Windows NT 3.1 and causes the above STOP under Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51.

RESOLUTION

To correct the problem, remove the Netlinq Support Software from the Installed Network Software list in Control Panel Network.

For more information, contact Compaq Technical Support at (800) 652-6672.

The Compaq products discussed here are manufactured by Compaq Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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