Spooler Rollup Fix to Address Memory Leaks in Terminal Server

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This article was previously published under Q236390

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SYMPTOMS

The Spooler service may leak private bytes.

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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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MORE INFORMATION

This rollup fix was backported from fixes made in the Windows NT 4.0 version. For additional information about Win32spl.dll, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

224345 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224345/EN-US/ ) Spooler Service May Leak Private Bytes Attempting to Close a Remote Printer

For additional information about Lprmon.dll, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

223791 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223791/EN-US/ ) Spooler Service LPR Monitor Leaks Memory With Each Event 2004 Error

For additional information about Localspl.dll, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

223863 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223863/EN-US/ ) Spooler Service May Leak Memory Attempting to Close Print Processor

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