Microsoft KB Archive/324474

= You Receive an Error Message When You Open a Folder with a .tif File =

Article ID: 324474

Article Last Modified on 5/17/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q324474



SYMPTOMS
When you open a folder in Windows Explorer that contains a .tif file, Windows Explorer may generate an access violation, and may stop responding (hang) when it tries to display the thumbnail image.



CAUSE
This problem occurs with .tif files that contain many channels. In this case, the size of the SamplePerPixel value that is set in the file is larger than the GDIplus is expecting, which causes heap corruption. Windows Explorer stops responding the next time it references a field in this structure.



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

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB324474

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