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Stop error message during restart if you enable the Force IRQL Checking setting in Driver Verifier on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2: "0x000000C4"

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • Your computer is running Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2.
  • The computer has more than 37 processors.
  • You use Driver Verifier (Verifier.exe) to troubleshoot a driver issue.
  • You enable the Force IRQL Checking setting in Driver Verifier, and then you restart the computer.
In this scenario, you may receive the following Stop error message during the restart:
*** Stop: 0x000000C4 (0x00000002, 0x0000000F, 0x00000000, 0x00000080)

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Workaround

To work around this problem, do not enable the Force IRQL Checking setting in Driver Verifier for computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2 and that have more than 37 processors.

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Status

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

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More information

For more information about the Force IRQL Checking setting in Driver Verifier, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms792862.aspx

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Keywords: KB956469, kbprb, kbexpertiseinter, kbtshoot, kberrmsg

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Article Info
Article ID : 956469
Revision : 1
Created on : 8/28/2008
Published on : 8/28/2008
Exists online : False
Views : 271