Microsoft KB Archive/322842

= A Lock Occurs Between Two Threads of System GDI in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 322842

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q322842



SYMPTOMS
If a user process saves or makes EUDC with the EnableEUDC API, your computer may stop responding (hang).



CAUSE
This problem may occur if a lock occurs between one drawing process and another drawing process. One thread of the first process is waiting on a lock that is held by another thread of the second process. The second process is also waiting on a lock that is held by the first thread.



RESOLUTION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download Q322842_w2k_sp4_x86_en.exe now

Release Date: July 26, 2002

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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



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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbenv kbfix kbwin2000presp4fix KB322842

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