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


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Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 16:40:50 -0500


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<H2>Update to Windows 95 TCP/IP to Address Out-of-Band Issue</H2>
<B><I>Article ID: Q168747 
Creation Date: 20-MAY-1997
Revision Date: 20-MAY-1997
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 =

 =

The information in this article applies to:

<UL>
<LI>Microsoft Windows 95
<LI>Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 1, 2, 2.1
</UL>
 =



<FONT SIZE=3D3><B>SYMPTOMS</B></FONT> 
 =


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:

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

</PRE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" SIZE=3D2>
After this error message occurs, the computer may not receive further =

network data until Windows is restarted.


<FONT SIZE=3D3><B>CAUSE</B></FONT> 
 =


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.


<FONT SIZE=3D3><B>RESOLUTION</B></FONT> 
 =


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

releases):

<UL>
<LI>Vtcp.386 version 4.00.0954 (dated 05/14/97) and later
<LI>Vnbt.386 version 4.00.0959 (dated 05/15/97) and later

</UL>
To install these updated files, follow these steps:

<OL>

<LI>Download the Vtcpupd.exe file to an empty folder.


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


<LI>Follow the instructions on the screen.

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

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<PRE> ~ <A HREF=3D"http://www.microsoft.com/kb/softlib/mslfiles/Vtcpupd.e=
xe">Vtcpupd.exe</A> <I>(size: 253144 bytes)</I> =


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

</FONT>
<PRE>   ARTICLE-ID: <B>Q119591=
</B>
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services=


</PRE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" SIZE=3D2>
<FONT SIZE=3D3><B>MORE INFORMATION</B></FONT> 
 =


The following files are installed by Vtcpupd.exe:

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<PRE>   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

</PRE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" SIZE=3D2>
For additional information about issues resolved by updates to these =

components, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

</FONT>
<PRE>   ARTICLE-ID: <B>Q163770=
</B>
   TITLE     : Cannot Log On to Windows NT Domain w/ DNS Name Resolution
               Only

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

   ARTICLE-ID: <B>Q152791</B>
   TITLE     : Error Message: No Domain Server Was Available...

   ARTICLE-ID: <B>Q141514</B>
   TITLE     : Wrong IP Address Chosen from WINS Server

</PRE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" SIZE=3D2>
For additional information about a similar issue with Microsoft Windows =

NT, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

</FONT>
<PRE>   ARTICLE-ID: <B>Q143478=
</B>
   TITLE     : Stop 0A in TCPIP.SYS When Receiving Out Of Band (OOB) Data=




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