Microsoft KB Archive/305832

= Memory Leak with the GetDirectPartnersEx Function in Iadstools.dll =

Article ID: 305832

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q305832



SYMPTOMS
A memory leak occurs in Iadstools when the GetDirectPartnersEx or GetReplicationUSNStateEx function is called.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because memory is incorrectly freed in the Iadstools dynamic-link library (DLL) when these two functions are called, regardless of the parameters.



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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name 08-Aug-2001 14:32  1.0.0.2202    811,792  Iadstools.dll 08-Aug-2001 14:32  1.0.0.2202  1,281,296  Replmon.exe



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 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbOther

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbother kbhotfixserver KB305832

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