Microsoft KB Archive/145888

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

FIX: Sample File Fixes OpenGL's DIB-Resizing Bug
Last reviewed: October 29, 1997

Article ID: Q145888

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS
On the Windows 95 version of OpenGL, if you use OpenGL to render to a bitmap by using a memory DC and a new (larger) bitmap is selected into the memory DC, then the new bitmap dimensions are not recognized and drawing is limited to the old bitmap size.

RESOLUTION
Download the fix (OGLFIX.EXE), and then read the Readme.txt file included before installing the fix onto your system.

You can find OGLFIX.EXE, a self-extracting file, on these services:

  Microsoft's World Wide Web site on the Internet On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon Click Knowledge Base, and select the product Enter kbfile OGLFIX.EXE, and click GO! Open the article, and click the button to download the file   Internet (anonymous FTP) ftp ftp.microsoft.com Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder Get OGLFIX.EXE   The Microsoft Network On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks) Double-click the MS Software Library icon Find the appropriate product area Locate and Download OGLFIX.EXE   Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL Download OGLFIX.EXE 

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE    : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in OpenGL32.dll which is contained in OGLFIX.EXE.