FIX: App Terminates Unexpectedly after Windows NT 3.51 Upgrade

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade to Windows NT version 3.51, malloc or other run-time memory allocation functions may fail when unable to grow the run-time library's heap.

Windows applications that are statically linked to the C run-time library and all console applications issue the error, "R6018 - Unexpected heap error," and terminate.

Windows-based applications which are linked to the DLL version of the C run- time library, and MFC applications will unexpectedly terminate with no error message. This termination may be preceded by a message saying that the system is low on resources and to close down some applications.

/* Compile options needed: none
*/ 

#include <stdlib.h>
void main()

{
    void * p = malloc( 1024*1024*1024 ); // try to allocate 1GB
    if( p )
    {
        printf( "malloc returned non-NULL\r\n");
        free(p);
    }
    else
        printf( "malloc returned NULL\r\n");
}