Article ID: 812419 - Last Review: December 1, 2007 - Revision: 6.4 An Event Handle Leak Occurs with the System.EventLog Class
On This PageSYMPTOMSPrograms that use the Microsoft .NET Framework System.Eventlog class to capture printer events that are written to the event
logging service may experience "out of memory" errors. For an example of this type of code, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.eventlog.enableraisingevents(vs.71).aspx
(http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.eventlog.enableraisingevents(vs.71).aspx)
RESOLUTIONWindows XPService pack informationTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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 Hotfix informationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this fix has the file
attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and
times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you
view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the
difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab
in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Windows XP (x86) Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 25-Mar-2003 21:06 5.1.2600.1190 65,024 Spoolss.dll Windows XP 64-Bit (IA64) Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 25-Mar-2003 21:06 5.1.2600.1190 220,160 Spoolss.dll IA64 25-Mar-2003 20:04 5.1.2600.1190 65,024 Wspoolss.dll X86 Windows 2000Service Pack InformationTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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 Hotfix InformationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date Time Version Size File name ---------------------------------------------------- 11-Jun-2003 19:32 5.0.2195.6749 252,176 Localspl.dll 11-Jun-2003 19:32 5.0.2195.6741 80,656 Spoolss.dll 11-Jun-2003 19:32 5.0.2195.6681 97,040 Win32spl.dll STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
Windows XPThis problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.Windows 2000This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.MORE INFORMATIONYou can see the leak by using the performance-monitoring
tool to record the handle count and the private bytes counters of the leaking
process. APPLIES TO
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