Microsoft KB Archive/290425

= FIX: Access Violation When COM+ Object Passes a Struct That Is Defined as an [out] Parameter =

Article ID: 290425

Article Last Modified on 5/8/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft COM+ 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q290425



SYMPTOMS
Suppose that a COM+ library application hosts a Component Object Model (COM) component that implements an interface (for example, ITest) with a method that has struct parameter of type [out]. If another COM+ application, which also hosts a COM component, obtains ITest through the CoCreateInstance function and passes a struct parameter to call the method, you receive an exception c0000005 (Access Violation) in the Oleaut32.dll file.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a problem in OLE automation module.



RESOLUTION
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 2.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp2fix kbdcom KB290425

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