INFO: Fix List for the Microsoft Virtual Machine Build 3316 (273735)

SUMMARY

This article contains a list of fixes for the Microsoft(r) virtual machine (Microsoft VM) build 3316 and Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix.

Note These fixes are included with the latest build (build 3802) of the Microsoft VM. You can download the latest build of the Microsoft VM from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

The Microsoft VM is designed to run on Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 95, Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 98, Microsoft(r) Windows(r) Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft(r) Windows NT(r) 4.0, and Microsoft Windows 2000 or later.

Installation Prerequisites

For all users: Microsoft(r) Internet Explorer 4.01 or later must be installed in order to use this version of the Microsoft VM.

For Windows NT users: Windows NT4 Service Pack 3 or later must be installed before you install the Microsoft VM on x86.

For Windows 2000 users: Windows 2000 SP1 must be installed before you install the Microsoft VM. You can install Windows 2000 SP1 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

For additional information about the latest service pack for Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft VM build 3316 or later and associated Windows 2000 SP1 hotfix include fixes for the following problems:

Long running Java applications encounter an access violation.For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
273728 FIX: Garbage Collection Code Causes Access Violation in Long Running Java Applications
"Integer divide by zero" exception occurs when you run Java code in Internet Explorer version 5.5.For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
273726 FIX: Integer Divide by Zero Exception (0xc0000094) Occurs in Internet Explorer 5.5
The Microsoft VM generates spaces wherever the special "accent" style complex script characters are involved when you print the Mangal font.For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
268786 FIX: Microsoft VM Generates Spaces for "Accent" Style Characters When You Print Mangal Font
Just-In-Time (JIT) Compiler corrupts the graphics when you use Macromedia Java Flash player.
Security issue in the Microsoft VM.For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
271752 FIX: Microsoft VM Applet Vulnerability
Heap corruption may cause an access violation when you use the Active Windowing Toolkit (AWT).
A deadlock issue may occur when you use Component Object Model (COM) objects.
Garbage collection may cause 100% CPU utilization.
Truncating problem occurs when you use Big5, GB2312 and KSC5601 character encoding.
"Integer divide by zero" exception (0xc0000094) occurs when you use the Long.MAX_LONG value in modulo arithmetic.

REFERENCES

To obtain the fixes to these issues, install build 3316 or later of the Microsoft VM from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/

For information about Windows 2000 SP1, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

For support information about Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/java