# Memory leak Windows XP SP2 related to search involving 'ä'

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-leak-windows-xp-sp2-related-to-search-involving-a/103960>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [May 12, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-leak-windows-xp-sp2-related-to-search-involving-a/103960 "2007-05-12T00:05:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@Tina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tina)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-leak-windows-xp-sp2-related-to-search-involving-a/103960/1 "2007-05-12T00:05:39Z")

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Hi there -  
I have read through the posts here that seem related to this problem and  
tried all the suggested solutions. None of them seem to fix my problem:

I am running Windows XP SP2, MySql 5.2, ruby-1.8.5, ferret-0.11.4  
Right now I am still running everything in WEBrick

I set up my system according to this:  
[http://www.dockblog.de/2007/04/01/rubyrails-setup-in-unicode-utf8-with-ferret-search-mysql-under-debian-etch-with-apache2/](http://www.dockblog.de/2007/04/01/rubyrails-setup-in-unicode-utf8-with-ferret-search-mysql-under-debian-etch-with-apache2/)

(as far as I could since I am not running Linux and Apache2)

When doing a full\_text\_search that involves a word with an ‘ä’, the  
ruby.exe process goes nuts and keeps eating up memory until the system  
crashes (or I kill the process). Interestingly, this does not happen for  
any other Umlaut.

I am guessing that the problem may have something to do with the locale  
of Windows. I tried to play around with the ‘Regional and Language  
Options’, but nothing seemed to help.

I would be most grateful for any help or suggestions on this!  
Thanks, Tina

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**Author:** ![Tina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@Tina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tina)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-leak-windows-xp-sp2-related-to-search-involving-a/103960/2 "2007-05-29T19:02:49Z")

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Hello,

I’ve the same problem, same platform: windows xp, same versions…

There’s a serious memory leak, while processing the unicode search!

Is there any hope, that you will fix this problem under win xp?  
Can i help you? (i can send logs, any information), but it’s very  
important!

Please answer,  
Thank you,  
Tamas