RasEnumEntries() API Leaks Memory
Article ID: 165483
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q165483
SYMPTOMS
When an application repeatedly calls the RasEnumEntries() API, system
performance slows down and disk activity increases.
CAUSE
The Win32 API RasEnumEntries() does not deallocate all of the memory it
needs to process the phonebook. Any process repeatedly calling this API
continues to grow. The amount of memory lost is related to the size of the
phonebook and the frequency in which RasEnumEntries() is called. When the
application terminates, all memory is released to the system.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. We
are researching this problem and will post additional information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in 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):
Additional query words: prodnt remote access RAS
Keywords: kbapi kbbug kbnetwork KB165483