Access Violation When You Run 16-Bit Parent and Child Programs

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

When you run a 16-bit parent and child program in seperate memory spaces of the parent program, the parent program generates an access violation error message.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the address space of the parent program contains a Shared Object list. When you start a child program, it adds its task information to the Shared Object list. However, when you quit the child progarm, the child program's information in the Object List does not get removed. The Shared Object list continues to grow as child programs start and quit until the parent program generates an access violation error message.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. 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 . This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack Service Pack 5.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug