Memory Leak Retrieving OLE Property Values with Service Pack 2 (166311)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
This article was previously published under Q166311 SYMPTOMS
Applications that retrieve OLE property values from a file's property store
exhibit a gradual increase in memory usage. For example, a program that
opens a file's property store, retrieves a property value, and then closes
the property store 100 times might see its working set grow by 4 KB as a
result of this problem.
The problem described here exists only with Windows NT version 4.0 with
Service Pack 2 applied.
CAUSE
A function in Ole32.dll does not correctly delete all the resources it
allocates on behalf of the application reading the OLE property values.
RESOLUTION
Obtain the hotfix referenced in this article.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service
Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbenv KB166311 |
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