Two Memory Leaks May Occur in Wininet (812941)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

SYMPTOMS

Programs such as Microsoft Internet Explorer that use the Wininet API may show increasing memory usage.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of memory leaks in the Wininet component.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix Information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 812941. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

File Information

The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
   Date         Time   Version    Size       File name
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   09-May-2003  23:52  4.2.3.509  5,040,744  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-armv4.exe    
   09-May-2003  23:52  4.2.3.509  5,040,744  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-armv4i.exe   
   09-May-2003  23:52  4.2.3.509  5,102,184  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-mipsii.exe   
   09-May-2003  23:53  4.2.3.509  5,102,184  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-mipsii_fp.exe
   09-May-2003  23:53  4.2.3.509  5,159,528  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-mipsiv.exe   
   09-May-2003  23:53  4.2.3.509  5,163,624  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-mipsiv_fp.exe
   09-May-2003  23:52  4.2.3.509  4,921,960  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-sh3.exe  
   09-May-2003  23:52  4.2.3.509  4,926,056  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-sh4.exe  
   09-May-2003  23:52  4.2.3.509  4,504,168  Wincepb42-030509-kb812941-x86.exe  
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time                   Size       File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug
   03-May-2003  02:09                    369,108  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  02:12                  6,591,624  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail
   03-May-2003  01:50                    337,748  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  01:53                  4,531,968  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
   03-May-2003  02:47                    370,094  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  02:49                  6,605,832  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
   03-May-2003  02:28                    338,754  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  02:31                  4,539,788  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
   03-May-2003  03:24                    383,024  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  03:26                  6,575,132  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
   03-May-2003  03:05                    333,842  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  03:08                  4,617,452  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
   03-May-2003  04:01                    383,220  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  04:03                  6,576,764  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
   03-May-2003  03:42                    333,966  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  03:45                  4,618,690  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
   03-May-2003  04:37                    387,440  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  04:40                  6,652,866  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
   03-May-2003  04:19                    336,200  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  04:22                  4,656,772  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
   03-May-2003  05:14                    387,638  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  05:17                  6,654,502  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
   03-May-2003  04:56                    336,324  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  04:59                  4,658,014  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug
   03-May-2003  05:51                    353,306  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  05:54                  6,048,496  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail
   03-May-2003  05:33                    313,564  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  05:35                  4,288,340  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
   03-May-2003  06:29                    353,306  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  06:31                  6,048,496  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
   03-May-2003  06:10                    313,462  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  06:12                  4,282,742  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   03-May-2003  01:33                    312,790  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  01:35                  5,402,788  Wininet.lib

   Path: Public\Ie\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   03-May-2003  01:15                    292,682  Ieceext.lib
   03-May-2003  01:17                  3,962,750  Wininet.lib

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/27/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbQFE KB812941 kbAudOEM