Memory Leak in Rdpdd.dll

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

Opening and closing a modal dialog box in a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client session leaks memory. You can cause the system to eventually run out of memory by repeatedly opening and closing modal dialog boxes.

CAUSE

Opening a dialog box allocates memory and sets some variables, which causes the close operation to skip the logic to free memory.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Service Pack 5.

Additional query words: wts tse

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug