Article: Q246792
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0,4.0 SP4
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbWinNT4sp6fix
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4
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IMPORTANT: The individual hotfix that is available is for Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 only. Do not apply the individual hotfix to a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5. Applying Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 to a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 will resolve this problem.
SYMPTOMS
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The ReleaseDC API fails to release a device context intermittantly, and you see
the following error messages:
lasterror = 87 ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
laststatus = 0xc000007c STATUS_NO_TOKEN
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
the individual hotfix.
- For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/
-or-
Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
- For information on obtaining the individual hotfix, contact Microsoft Product
Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services
phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following
address on the World Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name Platform
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08/04/99 01:37p 169,744 gdi32.dll x86
08/04/99 01:37p 326,416 user32.dll x86
07/28/99 11:21a 1,250,640 win32k.sys x86
08/04/99 01:37p 175,376 winsrv.dll x86
08/06/99 01:09p 307,984 gdi32.dll Alpha
08/06/99 01:09p 577,296 user32.dll Alpha
07/28/99 11:20a 2,071,888 win32k.sys Alpha
08/06/99 01:09p 316,176 winsrv.dll Alpha
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was
first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kberrmsg kbWinNT4sp6fix
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400sp4 kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : :4.0,4.0 SP4
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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