DOCUMENT:Q257732 20-AUG-2001 [vbwin] TITLE :FIX: GDI Resource Leak When MaskPicture Is Set to an Icon PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER::6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbActiveX kbCtrlCreate kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbOSWin95 kbOSWin98 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS6 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0, on platform(s): - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 - the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0, on platform(s): - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 - the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you set the UserControl's MaskPicture to an icon, you may experience a GDI resource leak. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0. For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp Additional query words: sp4 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbActiveX kbCtrlCreate kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbOSWin95 kbOSWin98 kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : :6.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.