Microsoft KB Archive/841692

= You see a steady increase in the private bytes of the DDE program that monitors string handles in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 841692

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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SYMPTOMS
Your application uses Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) and you see a steady increase in the private bytes of the process.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when a utility such as Ddespy is used to monitor DDE activity. The DdeCreateStringHandle function can leak 46 bytes if the MF_HSZ_INFO monitor flag is set.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 --  10-Mar-2004  18:37  5.0.2195.6897  1,720,368  Win32k.sys 23-Mar-2004 18:17  5.0.2195.6897    742,160  Kernel32.dll 20-Sep-2003 16:45  5.0.2195.6824    236,304  Cmd.exe 23-Mar-2004 18:17  5.0.2195.6898    242,448  Gdi32.dll 23-Mar-2004 18:17  5.0.2195.6824     42,256  Basesrv.dll 05-Apr-2004 09:26  5.4.15.0           6,656  Spmsg.dll 05-Feb-2004 12:18  5.0.2195.6896  5,869,056  Sp3res.dll 15-Nov-2001 15:27                     5,149  Empty.cat 23-Mar-2004 18:17  5.0.2195.6892     90,264  Rdpwd.sys 05-Aug-2003 14:14  5.0.2195.6794    385,808  Userenv.dll 10-Mar-2004 18:37  5.0.2195.6898    181,520  Winlogon.exe 25-Sep-2003 10:08  5.0.2195.6826    243,984  Winsrv.dll 30-Apr-2004 11:56  5.0.2195.6920    380,176  User32.dll 23-Mar-2004 18:17  5.0.2195.6895    335,120  Msgina.dll 05-Apr-2004 09:27  5.4.15.0         158,208  Spuninst.exe 23-Mar-2004 18:17  5.0.2195.6824     54,544  Mpr.dll



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

