Non-Paged Pool Memory Leak on Master Browser (262386)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q262386

SYMPTOMS

A server that is acting as a master browser (commonly a primary domain controller in Windows NT 4.0) may leak non-paged pool memory.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if there is a string that is associated with Browser Master Announcements that is not being properly freed.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Windows 2000

The English version of this fix for Windows 2000 should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date        Time               Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   06/13/2000  05:06p             368,976 mrxsmb.sys

Windows NT

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. 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 the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

You may be able to view this leak by performing the following steps:
  1. Enable Pool tagging by using the Gflags.exe tool.
  2. View the number of non-paged pool allocation for tag "Strg" by using the Poolsnap.exe tool.
If the leak is occurring, the number for allocations versus free calls continually rises.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv KB262386
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