Memory Leak with Multithreaded Winsock Programs (141211)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q141211

SYMPTOMS

When you run a 32-bit Windows Sockets program that opens and closes multiple threads in Windows 95, memory is gradually consumed.

Observable symptoms of this "memory leak" may include a swap file growing very large while the program is running, page faults as Windows 95 tries to keep up with the growing swap file, and an eventual system halt when all memory is consumed.

RESOLUTION

STATUS

This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/25/2002
Keywords:kbAPI kbnetwork kbprb kbWinsock KB141211
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