An OpenGL Program May Cause an Access Violation in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

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This article was previously published under Q311838

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SYMPTOMS

If you run an OpenGL-based program in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, you may receive an error message that describes an access violation.

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CAUSE

This problem is caused by an invalid compiler optimization.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name   
   ------------------------------------------------------
   29-Nov-2001  01:50  5.1.2600.21  686,080  Opengl32.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.

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