BUG: Scrolling DIB DC Fails

Last reviewed: January 5, 1995
Article ID: Q87351

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When an application developed for version 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows graphical environment uses the BitBlt() or ScrollDC() functions to scroll a device context created using the DIB (device-independent bitmap) driver, the process fails with a variety of symptoms including a general protection (GP) fault, a page fault, or random data appearing in the DIB.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft Windows version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: buglist3.10 3.10 gpf gp-fault
KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: GdiBmp

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Last reviewed: January 5, 1995
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