DOCUMENT:Q303463  09-MAY-2002  [sms]
TITLE   :Memory Leak in SMS Performance Monitor Counters
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER::2.0 SP3
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbtool kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200preSP4fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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A program that is using the SMS Performance Counters (Perfmon.exe or any
third-party program) may leak some memory. You can view this problem by using
Task Manager (memory usage), or when you monitor the private bytes of the
Perfmon.exe program.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
   Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4.


Additional query words: smsperf

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Keywords          : kbtool kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200preSP4fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP3
Version           : :2.0 SP3
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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