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Memory Leak When Deleting File Control Blocks

Article ID:262825
Last Review:October 27, 2006
Revision:3.1
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SYMPTOMS

When a program accesses files by using File Control Blocks (FCBs), memory may be leaked each time the program closes a file. Over time, this can cause low-memory error messages.

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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

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, reboot the computer to retrieve the memory.

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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 .

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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Keywords: 
kbbug kbenv kbfix kbwin2000sp1fix KB262825

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