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Q157742: WOW Applications Calling KillTimer() API May Leak Memory

Article: Q157742
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbother kbProgramming
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run 16-bit Windows applications on Windows NT, these programs can use
up memory by requesting and never releasing memory. This problem may occur if
that application makes a call to the Killtimer() API. This problem only occurs
in Windows NT 4.0.

RESOLUTION
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Stop the Windows on Windows (WOW) application using either Task Manager or
Pviewer.exe.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt
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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbother kbProgramming 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0

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