Memory Leak in Rdpdd.dll

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This article was previously published under Q236059

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SYMPTOMS

Opening and closing a modal dialog box in a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client session leaks memory. You can cause the system to eventually run out of memory by repeatedly opening and closing modal dialog boxes.

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CAUSE

Opening a dialog box allocates memory and sets some variables, which causes the close operation to skip the logic to free memory.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Service Pack 5.

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