Microsoft KB Archive/872972

= An access violation may occur in Imejpknl.dll when you try to convert Japanese characters to a Japanese IME custom dictionary on a Windows 2000-based computer =

Article ID: 872972

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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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
When you try to convert Japanese characters to a Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) custom dictionary, an access violation may occur in Imejpknl.dll on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you enter many Japanese characters and then you try to convert the characters to a Japanese IME custom dictionary. If you enter more than 137 characters, a miscalculation of the memory block occurs. This miscalculation may cause an access violation.



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
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Windows 2000 SP4 installed on your computer.

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 file attributes) 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 --  06-Aug-2004  03:52  7.0.1.9004        575,760  Imejpknl.dll



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: IME2000

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB872972

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