If an executable file with a specially-malformed image header is executed, it will cause a system failure and you may receive the following STOP error message on a blue screen:

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Windows NT

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Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Terminal Server

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Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Windows NT 4.0

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.

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Terminal Server

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.

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This error condition does not affect Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98.

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