PRWIN9103009: Possible Cause of Cached Profile File Corruption

ID Number: Q70801

3.00

WINDOWS

buglist3.00 fixlist3.10

Summary:

PROBLEM ID: WIN9103009

SYMPTOMS

If the lpString parameter to the WritePrivateProfileString function

points to a null string, when the function is called, the

application will experience an unrecoverable application error

(UAE). The lpFileName private profile and any other profile cached

in memory are deleted.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version

3.0. This problem was corrected in Windows version 3.1.

Additional reference words: 3.00