Symptoms
This article describes the following about this hotfix release: The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package.The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package.The files that are contained in the hotfix package.
Resolution
When you open a database in Microsoft SQL Server 2000, you notice that a user database is marked as suspect. Also, an error message that is similar to the following is logged in the SQL Server 2000 error log:

<Date> <Time> spid9 Recovery of database ‘UserDatabaseName’ (5) is 2% complete (approximately 185 more seconds) (Phase 3 of 3).
<Date> <Time> spid9 Using ‘dbghelp.dll’ version ‘4.0.5′ *Dump thread – spid = 9, PSS = 0×80178098, EC = 0×801783c0
<Date> <Time> spid9 The exception information has been submitted to Watson error reporting.
<Date> <Time> spid9 Stack Signature for the dump is 0×986D5509
<Date> <Time> spid9 SQL Server Assertion: File: <page.cpp>, line=3430 Failed Assertion = ‘m_freeCnt + emptySlots * sizeof (Slot) >= spaceNeed’.
<Date> <Time> spid9 Location: page.cpp:3430 Expression: m_freeCnt + emptySlots * sizeof (Slot) >= spaceNeed