Winsock Memory Access Violation in Ws2help.dll Or Msafd.dll

 Last reviewed: October 21, 1996
Article ID: Q142654
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

On your Proxy server, a pop-up message appears stating a memory access violation occured in one of the winsock *.DLL files, most likely Ws2help.dll or Msafd.dll. In some cases this can cause heap corruption and provoke an access violation in some other *.DLL files. This problem is much more common on a multi-processor than a single-processor computer.

RESOLUTION

Obtain the fix mentioned below or wait for the next Service Pack.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 4.0 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

KBCategory: kbusage kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
KBSubcategory: nttcp ntwkst
Additional reference words: prodnt 4.00

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: October 21, 1996
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.