100% CPU Usage Running SNA Windows 3.x Client on Windows NT

ID: Q131640

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

When you run the SNA Server Windows 3.x client under Windows NT 3.1 or 3.5, Performance Monitor shows CPU utilization at 100 percent. This occurs whenever the SNA Server Windows 3.x client process (WNAP.EXE) is running, even if it is not being used.

The WNAP process, which calls PeekMessage(), is causing the Windows NT WOW subsystem to use all available idle CPU cycles. However, due to sophisticated Windows NT process scheduling, other tasks/threads running at a higher priority (including foreground tasks), and tasks/threads running at the same priority, continue to run. You will probably not notice any performance degradation.

The excessive CPU usage does not occur under Windows NT 3.51.

MORE INFORMATION

The high CPU usage occurs on Windows NT 3.1 or 3.5 with any 16-bit Windows application which implements a PeekMessage() loop to process Windows messages. The SNA Server Windows 3.x client (WNAP.EXE) uses a PeekMessage() loop.

Additional query words: prodsna 2.00 2.10 3.50 CPU

Keywords : sna211 sna3 sna4 sna2 sna21
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11,3.0,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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