Microsoft KB Archive/160015

= 2D Vector Performance on WinNT 4.0 Slower Than on 3.51 =

Article ID: 160015

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160015



SYMPTOMS
Applications that use 2D Vector graphics extensively experience slower performance when running their application on Windows NT version 4.0 than on version 3.51.



CAUSE
This is caused by extra allocations that happen in kernel mode with Windows NT 4.0's new graphics device interface (GDI).



WORKAROUND
Apply the hotfix mentioned below.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB160015

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