FIX: Memory is not released when you close forms and reports in Access 2002

When you close forms and reports in Microsoft Access Project, the memory may not be released, resulting in a memory leak. When the memory leak is large enough, the performance level may drop significantly, and your computer may stop responding (hang).

This problem occurs if Access does not release the memory that is used by forms and reports when these objects are closed.

Service Pack Information

This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.

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

Hotfix Information

Note For information about updating Access 2002 Runtime applications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

839022  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839022/ ) How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack for Access 2002 Runtime

To resolve this problem, install the Office XP Service Pack 3.

For additional information about how to install and download Office XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3 and Office XP Service Pack 3 for Access 2002 Runtime.