RasEnumEntries() API Leaks Memory

 Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
Article ID: Q165483
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When an application repeatedly calls the RasEnumEntries() API, system performance slows down and disk activity increases.

CAUSE

The Win32 API RasEnumEntries() does not deallocate all of the memory it needs to process the phonebook. Any process repeatedly calling this API continues to grow. The amount of memory lost is related to the size of the phonebook and the frequency in which RasEnumEntries() is called. When the application terminates, all memory is released to the system.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post additional information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 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

Additional query words: prodnt remote access RAS
Keywords : kbbug3.51 kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 NTRAS NTSrvWkst kbnetwork kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version : 3.51 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
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