BUG: OpenGL Color Problems Using Service Pack 2 for Win NT 4.0

ID: Q163677

4.00 WINDOWS NT kbprg

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0, various coloring problems may arise that are not present in previous versions. The coloring problems involve drawing the wrong colors in a variety of situations.

RESOLUTION

Contained within the Glsp2fix.exe self-extracting file are 3 versions of Opengl32.dll. If you believe you are experiencing the above-mentioned problems, copy the version of Opengl32.dll corresponding to your version of Windows NT (that is intel, alpha, or powerpc) over the Opengl32.dll that came with Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Glsp2fix.exe (size: 1155354 bytes)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Extract Glsp2fix.exe as follows:

   GLSP2FIX -d

This ensures that the directory structure is properly set up before the files are extracted.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: GdiOpenGL kbpatch Additional reference words: 4.00

Keywords          : kbpatch GdiOpenGL 
Version           : 4.00
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 12, 1998