Inetmib1.dll Causes Memory Leak in Winlogon.exe Process
Article ID: 193090
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q193090
SYMPTOMS
If you use utilities such as srvinfo.exe to repeatedly query a remote
system for process information, doing so may cause the memory used by the
Winlogin process on the remote computer to slowly increase without
decreasing again.
CAUSE
This is caused in inetmib1.dll, where memory is allocated during
initialization, but not de-allocated during clean-up.
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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