Spooler Rollup Fix to Address Memory Leaks in Terminal Server

ID: Q236390

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

The Spooler service may leak private bytes.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

This rollup fix was backported from fixes made in the Windows NT 4.0 version. For additional information about Win32spl.dll, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q224345 Spooler Service May Leak Private Bytes Attempting to Close a Remote Printer

For additional information about Lprmon.dll, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q223791 Spooler Service LPR Monitor Leaks Memory With Each Event 2004 Error

For additional information about Localspl.dll, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q223863 Spooler Service May Leak Memory Attempting to Close Print Processor

Additional query words:

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