DOCUMENT:Q111605  05-NOV-1999  [win16sdk]
TITLE   :BUG: LoadResource() GP Faults When Passed an Invalid HRSRC
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kb16bitonly kbResource kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310bug

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Passing an invalid handle as the HRSRC parameter for LoadResource() may result
in a general protection (GP) fault.

RESOLUTION
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Pass only valid handles to the LoadResource() function.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Windows version 3.1.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly kbResource kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310bug 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1
Issue type        : kbbug

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