Update to Windows 95 TCP/IP to Address Out-of-Band Issue

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Update to Windows 95 TCP/IP to Address Out-of-Band Issue

Article ID: Q168747
Creation Date: 20-MAY-1997
Revision Date: 20-MAY-1997

= = The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 1, 2, 2.1
=

SYMPTOMS
=

On a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 (all releases) using the = Microsoft TCP/IP protocol, the following error message may occur when = certain data is received over the network:

   Fatal exception 0E at 0028:<address> in VxD MSTCP(01) + 000=
041AE.
   This was called from 0028:<address> in VxD NDIS(01) + 00000D7C.

After this error message occurs, the computer may not receive further = network data until Windows is restarted.

CAUSE
=

This error message can occur if certain, very specific, "out-of-band" dat= a packets are deliberately sent to the server during a TCP/IP session.

RESOLUTION
=

This issue is resolved by the following updated files for Windows 95 (all= releases):

  • Vtcp.386 version 4.00.0954 (dated 05/14/97) and later
  • Vnbt.386 version 4.00.0959 (dated 05/15/97) and later

To install these updated files, follow these steps:

  1. Download the Vtcpupd.exe file to an empty folder.

  2. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click the Vtcpupd.exe f= ile you downloaded in step 1.

  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

The following file(s) are available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Vtcpupd.exe (size: 253144 bytes) =


For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base= :

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591=

   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services=


MORE INFORMATION
=

The following files are installed by Vtcpupd.exe:

   File name     Version    Date/Time        Size     Destination fo=
lder
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Vtcp.386      4.00.0954  05/14/97 09:54a  47,413   Windows\System
   Vnbt.386      4.00.0959  05/15/97 09:59a  95,497   Windows\System

For additional information about issues resolved by updates to these = components, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163770=

   TITLE     : Cannot Log On to Windows NT Domain w/ DNS Name Resolution
               Only

   ARTICLE-ID: Q154579
   TITLE     : Slow TCP/IP Performance When Resuming Large Data Transfer

   ARTICLE-ID: Q152791
   TITLE     : Error Message: No Domain Server Was Available...

   ARTICLE-ID: Q141514
   TITLE     : Wrong IP Address Chosen from WINS Server

For additional information about a similar issue with Microsoft Windows = NT, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q143478=

   TITLE     : Stop 0A in TCPIP.SYS When Receiving Out Of Band (OOB) Data=


Additional query words: 95
Keywords : kberrmsg kbfile kbnetwork osr1 osr2 win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
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