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[KB125]GDI leak on opening a mimic in Windows

Tags: Mimic

HMI
15 years ago
By RM
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Applies to:

PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003.
Summary:

This article describes how to prevent a memory leak from the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) when a mimic is opened or closed on a platform running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
Details:

The memory leak occurs with:

  • Windows XP when the Windows XP theme is used
  • Windows Server 2003 when the Themes service is started. (By default, that service is disabled.)

Solution

Either:

  • Use the Classic theme.
  • Download a patch (‘hotfix’) from a Microsoft web site (below).

References

  • Article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (with links for Windows XP and both x86 & Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2003):
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319740 (obsolete)
  • Update for Windows XP (KB319740):
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9B5EDFC8-A4BB-4080-9063-6518166E2DAB&displaylang=en&displaylang=en  (obsolete)

Created on: 05 Nov 2010 Last update: 16 May 2024