OpenGL Access Violation on Windows NT Version 4.0 (166334)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q166334

SYMPTOMS

Under heavy stress, OpenGL applications may experience access violations. Also, OpenGl Line and Polygon texture clipping functions may fail when fogging is enabled.

CAUSE

Some OpenGL modules do not perform adequate error checking, and therefore make invalid assumptions about the status of certain data structures.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/10/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbgraphic KB166334
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