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OpenGL May Cause an Exception 0xc0000090

Article ID: 160651

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS

An application that uses OpenGL may crash with an exception 0xC0000090.

CAUSE

OpenGL does not clip backfaces, and it computes colors incorrectly in some limited cases involving two sided lighting. This problem specifically occurs using Lightwave 5.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

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