Microsoft KB Archive/895953

= Memory leak in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition =

Article ID: 895953

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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SYMPTOMS
A memory leak in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 causes a gradual decrease in available system memory. This loss in available memory causes degradation in system performance. When this behavior occurs, the user must restart the computer.



CAUSE
This problem is caused by a memory leak in the tcserver.exe service.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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   Version      Size    File name --  26-Apr-2005  07:36  1.7.2600.2663      36,352  Contexttagger.dll 26-Apr-2005 04:10  1.7.2600.2663     271,872  Tabtip.exe 18-Apr-2005 23:19                        559  Tcserver.exe.config 26-Apr-2005 04:10  1.7.2600.2663      43,520  Tcserver.exe 26-Apr-2005 07:36  1.7.2600.2657      65,536  Tiplibrary.dll 26-Apr-2005 07:36  1.7.2600.2663     214,016  Tiptsf.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

