Microsoft KB Archive/159129

= OpenGL Access Violation with Invalid OpenGL Context =

Article ID: 159129

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q159129



SYMPTOMS
The API gluGetString causes an access violation and affects OpenGL operations.



CAUSE
The gluGetString API was called without an existing OpenGL context; therefore, GlGetString has an access violation trying to obtain the GL_EXTENSIONS from an OpenGL context.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.00. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbenv kbprogramming KB159129

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