The StgCreateDocFile() Function Causes an "STG_E_FILEALREADYEXISTS" Error in Windows XP (323299)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q323299

SYMPTOMS

After a program makes many calls to the StgCreateDocFile function to create compound storage objects, an "STG_E_FILEALREADYEXISTS (0x80030050)" error is returned and a memory leak occurs in the process.

CAUSE

A code flaw causes a 512-byte memory leak that occurs when a memory-mapping operation does not succeed.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
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   24-May-2002  17:12  5.1.2600.45  1,091,584  Ole32.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbSysAdmin kbWinXPsp1fix KB323299
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