System Performance Degrades w/ 16-Bit OLE Application

 Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
Article ID: Q153956
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you run a 16-bit OLE application on a Windows NT Server or Workstation, system performance will degrade until the system is unusable. The only way to correct the problem is to reboot the server or workstation.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbole
KBSubcategory: nt16ap
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 3.51

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Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
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