Article ID: 229670
Article Last Modified on 9/4/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q229670
If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:
315854 Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center
SYMPTOMS
A program that calls the Win32 EnumObjects() API function may eventually stop working, with the following error message:
CAUSE
The EnumObjects() function leaks a selector each time it is called. If enough calls are made during a particular session, the local descriptor table (LDT) can become exhausted. The computer must then be restarted.
RESOLUTION
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:
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.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
For Windows 95 versions 4.00.950 and 4.00.950A (Retail and OEM Service Release [OSR1]):
Date Time Version Size File name
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04/16/99 10:11am 4.01.971 312,736 Gdi.exe
04/16/99 10:11am 4.01.971 131,072 Gdi32.dll
For Windows 95 versions 4.00.950B and 4.00.950C (OSR2 and OSR2.5):
Date Time Version Size File name
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04/16/99 11:12am 4.00.1112 331,872 Gdi.exe
04/16/99 11:12am 4.00.1112 129,024 Gdi32.dll
For Windows 98 versions 4.10.1998 (Retail):
Date Time Version Size File name
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08/20/99 7:16pm 4.10.1999 345,632 Gdi.exe
08/20/99 8:03pm 4.10.1999 138,752 Gdi32.dll
For Windows 98 SE version 4.10.2222 (Second Edition):
Date Time Version Size File name
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08/20/99 03:51pm 4.10.2223 345,648 Gdi.exe
08/20/99 05:27pm 4.10.2223 138,752 Gdi32.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
One situation in which this problem can occur is when a Microsoft Excel 97 VBA macro sets the PageSetup properties of a worksheet object hundreds of times. For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
192869 OFF97: PageSetup Object Causes Memory Leak and Hangs System
For additional information about Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
206071 General Information About Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Hotfixes
For additional information about Windows 95 hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates
Additional query words: gdi gdi32 dll exe
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