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FIX: QueryPerformanceFrequency Returns Wrong Value on PC 9800

Article ID: 152145

Article Last Modified on 7/11/2005


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SYMPTOMS

QueryPerformanceFrequency() called from an application running on an NEC PC9800 Series computer with Japanese Win95 (PC9800 version), returns a static value (1193180 Ticks/sec) regardless of the actual frequency of the high-resolution performance counter. On NEC PC 9800 Series computers, the static value can be 2457600 ticks/sec.

RESOLUTION

The same API returns the correct value on NEC PC9800 Series computers running Windows NT PC 9800 version.

This problem does not exist on any other platforms.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Windows 2000.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbdbcs kbintl kbintldev kboswin2000fix KB152145