An OpenGL Program May Cause an Access Violation in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (311838)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

This article was previously published under Q311838

SYMPTOMS

If you run an OpenGL-based program in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, you may receive an error message that describes an access violation.

CAUSE

This problem is caused by an invalid compiler optimization.

RESOLUTION

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

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name   
   ------------------------------------------------------
   29-Nov-2001  01:50  5.1.2600.21  686,080  Opengl32.dll

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 XP Service Pack 1.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbAppCompatibility kbbug kbfix kbWinXPsp1fix KB311838