A Windows Server 2003-based computer that has the TCP Chimney feature enabled restarts unexpectedly: "Stop 0x000000D1"

To work around this problem, disable the TCP Chimney feature.

Use the Netsh.exe tool to disable the TCP Chimney feature

To use the Netsh.exe tool to disable the TCP Chimney feature, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type Netsh int ip set chimney DISABLED, and then press ENTER.

Use the registry to disable the TCP Chimney feature

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

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Let me fix it myself

To disable the TCP Chimney feature by changing the registry, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type Regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
3. Double-click the EnableTCPChimney registry entry.
4. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then click OK.
5. Double-click the EnableRSS registry entry.
6. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then click OK.
7. Double-click the EnableTCPA registry entry.
8. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then click OK.
9. Restart the computer.

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