Memory Leak in Tcpsvcs.exe When the LPD Service Is Stressed

ID: Q246541

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP6

SYMPTOMS

When the LPD service is stressed, Tcpsvcs.exe may leak memory. If you monitor Working Set and Private Bytes for the Tcpsvcs.exe process in Performance Monitor, both of these items may show a gradually increase (which may cause the LPD service to not respond).

NOTE: You must restart the LPD service to clear the condition.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 4.0 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date        Time     Size     File name    Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------
   11/17/1999  03:14p   38,160   Lpdsvc.dll   Alpha
   11/17/1999  03:14p   23,312   Lpdsvc.dll   I386

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Additional query words: Perfmon

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0 SP6
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug