Inetmib1.dll Causes Memory Leak in Winlogon.exe Process (193090)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q193090

SYMPTOMS

If you use utilities such as srvinfo.exe to repeatedly query a remote system for process information, doing so may cause the memory used by the Winlogin process on the remote computer to slowly increase without decreasing again.

CAUSE

This is caused in inetmib1.dll, where memory is allocated during initialization, but not de-allocated during clean-up.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB193090
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