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WinXP Patch: Computer May Hang During Heavy Load With Ericsson HIS Modem

Daniel Fleshbourne Administrator Neowin @dfleshbourne · Jul 8, 2002 04:09 EDT

This update addresses a system crash when networking over a modem and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q319810. Download now to prevent a system crash while networking over a modem. You connect to the Internet by using an Ericsson HIS modem, your computer may stop responding (hang) during a heavy load. When this occurs, you receive the following Stop code:

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or DRIVER_CORRUPTED_EXPOOLCause:

This problem occurs because a PPP frame that is not valid causes a buffer overrun. This patch updates your ndiswan.sys system file to version 5.1.2600.40.

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