Possible Handle Leak in Regsvc.exe

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This article was previously published under Q261004

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SYMPTOMS

A handle count leak in the Regsvc.exe service may occur on a Windows 2000-based computer while the computer is being remotely monitored by more than one instance of Sysmon.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

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

   Date      Time    Version        Size   File name
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   4/7/2001  2:20pm  5.0.2195.2004  10 KB  Aspperf.dll

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WORKAROUND

To prevent this issue from occurring, monitor performance counters locally from the console rather than remotely.

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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 2000 Service Pack 2.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/ ) Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

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