Err Msg: An Application Error Has Occurred...(LMSRVCS.EXE)

 Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
Article ID: Q103931

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the Telnet services under the Terminal application in Windows NT, if you type any arbitrary sequence of white characters and then press ENTER, you may receive the following error message: 

   An application error has occurred and an application error log
   is being generated.

   LMSRVCS.EXE

   Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x766026ee

   Note: The address may be different, but the Access violation code
         should be the same
This message stops the Telnet service. If you attempt to restart the service from the Control Panel Services application, your machine may hang. The results of attempting to restart the Telnet service are random. To successfully restart the Telnet service, shut down and restart Windows NT.

CAUSE

The Telnet service was not parsing input characters properly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining this update, 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 : kbbug3.10 kbnetwork NTSrvWkst nttcp
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
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