Article ID: 836044
Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
SYMPTOMS
Your Microsoft Windows 2000-based server may stop unexpectedly when you switch between program windows. You receive the following Stop error message:
Note The four parameters in this message may vary based on the cause of the Stop error.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you use the ALT+TAB keyboard shortcut to switch between active program windows. When you do this, structures that are in the SWITCHWNDINFO application pool are not removed from memory. Therefore, a memory leak occurs.
RESOLUTION
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:
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
No prerequisites are required.
Restart requirement
You do not have to 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) 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6824 42,256 Basesrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:45 5.0.2195.6824 236,304 Cmd.exe 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6898 242,448 Gdi32.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6897 742,160 Kernel32.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6824 54,544 Mpr.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6895 335,120 Msgina.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6892 90,264 Rdpwd.sys 05-Feb-2004 20:18 5.0.2195.6896 5,869,056 Sp3res.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6897 403,216 User32.dll 05-Aug-2003 22:14 5.0.2195.6794 385,808 Userenv.dll 06-Apr-2004 07:25 5.0.2195.6922 1,630,640 Win32k.sys 11-Mar-2004 02:37 5.0.2195.6898 181,520 Winlogon.exe 25-Sep-2003 18:08 5.0.2195.6826 243,984 Winsrv.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17 5.0.2195.6897 742,160 Kernel32.dll 06-Apr-2004 07:25 5.0.2195.6922 1,630,640 Win32k.sys 25-Sep-2003 18:08 5.0.2195.6826 243,984 Winsrv.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
REFERENCES
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: win2k win2000 crash BSD
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbstoprespond kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB836044
