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PRB: GetExitCodeProcess() Always Returns 0 for 16-Bit Processes

Article ID: 111559

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface, when used with:
- Microsoft Win32s 1.1
- Microsoft Win32s 1.15
- Microsoft Win32s 1.2
- Microsoft Win32s 1.3
- Microsoft Win32s 1.3c
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional

This article was previously published under Q111559

1.10 1.15 1.20 1.30 1.30c | 3.10 3.50
WINDOWS                   | WINDOWS NT
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SYMPTOMS

GetExitCodeProcess() always returns a status of 0 (zero) when the handle for a 16-bit process is passed. This applies to both Windows NT and Win32s.

STATUS

This behavior is by design in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft may add functionality in future versions that support exit codes from 16-bit processes.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50 1.10 1.20

Keywords: kbapi kb16bitonly kbkernbase kbprb KB111559