SAP GUI 7.10 was notorious for occasional crashes in the Screen Painter and Menu Painter. Patch 16 introduced numerous memory-leak fixes for the Visual Designer, reducing "Access Violation" errors when editing large dynpros.
As of the release of Patch 16, the clock is ticking on the SAP GUI 7.10 lifecycle. Sap Gui 7.10 Patch 16 15
Prepare the environment:
Run the installer:
Apply Patch 16 Level 15 (if you have a base 7.10 installation): SAP GUI 7
Verify installation:
Post-installation: