Microsoft KB Archive/315452

= Heap Corruption When You Pass Over 16 Parameters Without Any ByRef Arguments in an OLE Automation Call =

Article ID: 315452

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft COM+ 1.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q315452



SYMPTOMS
When you pass over 16 parameters, if none of the parameters are passed by reference in an OLE automation call, a heap corruption occurs on the server. This may manifest itself in random access violations, hangs, unhandled exceptions, or other unusual behavior.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft COM+ Hotfix Rollup 18.1. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

313582 INFO: Availability of Windows 2000 Post-Service Pack 2 COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 18.1

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



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

Additional query words: kbIISCom kbWin2000preSP3COMRollup18Fix

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbwin2000sp3fix KB315452

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