NT Error Code 87

[rgbanse]

On occasion I'll come into work an have the Dr. Watson generated error:
Cannot attach to application - Windows NT Error Code 87.

I'm pretty sure it is at the closing of Access that has been running scheduled nightly jobs.
Any thoughts?
thx
RGB

 

[ncvandy]

rgb,
the following article (Q162623) does not really explain how to fix your problem but it was all I could find. Are there any other apps running that might be interferring with Access.


Error 87 and Dr. Watson

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
An application may abruptly stop running and one of the following Dr. Watson messages may appear:

Could not attach to the application.
Windows NT error code = 87
-or-
Windows NT Error Code 87
A log file is then created and when the user opens the log file, there is no special entry except:
The Error reported is

Could not Attach to the application
Windows NT Error Code 87



CAUSE
This error occurs when an application abnormally terminates itself or is unexpectedly terminated by another application, thus causing an access violation. Windows NT Error Code 87 occurs when Dr. Watson loads to log the error, but the process is shut down before Dr. Watson can access it to gather debug information.

Because Dr. Watson does not attach itself to the application, no debugging information is available in the log file.

This error is not the result of Windows NT closing down the application.