Access Violation Selecting More Than 32,767 Objects in Windows NT Explorer

ID: Q224186

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4
on the following platforms: Alpha, x86

SYMPTOMS

If you select or attempt to manipulate more than 32,767 objects in Windows NT Explorer, you may receive an access violation error message in Explorer.exe.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows NT Explorer was not designed to manipulate over 32,767 objects.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbui ntdirlist 
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 20, 1999