GP Fault or Access Violation When Buffer Too Small
Article ID: 191419
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q191419
SYMPTOMS
You may receive a general protection fault (GP fault) or access violation
(AV) in an application when arranging arrays of interface pointers. The
engine puts the array itself in the buffer twice.
CAUSE
The first time random values are used, meaning the array is skipped, and
then the next time actual pointer values are used. This causes the engine
to GP fault because the buffer is not big enough when all the pointers are
NULL.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
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