Article ID: 159129
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q159129
SYMPTOMS
The API gluGetString causes an access violation and affects OpenGL operations.
CAUSE
The gluGetString API was called without an existing OpenGL context; therefore, GlGetString has an access violation trying to obtain the GL_EXTENSIONS from an OpenGL context.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.00. 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: kbenv kbprogramming KB159129
