Microsoft KB Archive/922668

= Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 14 =

Article ID: 922668

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft COM+ 1.5
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SUMMARY
This article lists the Microsoft COM+ bugs that are fixed in the Microsoft Windows XP Post-Service Pack 2 (SP2) COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 14. Each package contains all the fixes that were released in the previous Windows XP Post-SP2 COM+ hotfix rollup packages.

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix rollup package
The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:  

919880 FIX: An access violation may occur when you call the OLE IStorage::Commit method together with the STGC_CONSOLIDATE flag on a storage object on a Windows XP-based computer





The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package but were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
 * The COM+ XA IXATransLookup2 interface is unavailable in Windows XP.
 * You may experience memory leaks and fragmentation in Windows XP.
 * When DCOM has an authentication level of &quot;None&quot; (AuthLevel=0), you may experience TCP port exhaustion.
 * The COM+ HASHEDBLOCK::ValidateHash method does not validate the data before hashing occurs.
 * After you install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), you cannot specify a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that contains more than 16 characters when you configure the account under which the COM+ application runs.
 * You may receive a c0000374 exception in the COM rpcss!GetRegistryStringValue method when a registry key value contains leading blank characters.
 * The original caller is unavailable when a COM+ application that is hosted on a computer that is running Windows XP is called from a computer that is running Windows 2000.
 * The GetClassFile method does not work with non-default sector sizes in Windows XP.
 * When a non-delivery report (NDR) calls the GetBuffer method in COM+, COM+ sends data according to the buffer length of the SendReceive method instead of the length of the GetBuffer method.
 * You cannot view or edit the MachineLaunchRestriction and MachineAccessRestriction settings in the Dcomcnfg.exe utility in Windows XP.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
You must have Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart information
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix rollup package.

Hotfix replacement information
Bugs that are fixed in the Windows XP Post-SP2 COM+ hotfix rollup packages are cumulative. The following is a list of articles for the previous rollup packages:  

317926 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 1

 

330227 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 5

 

828758 Availability of Windows XP COM+ 1.5 Rollup Package 6

 

870769 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 8

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895200 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 9

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896728 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 10

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897696 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 11

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910720 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 12

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912817 Availability of Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 13

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917608 FIX: An Error event is logged in the System log when you set a COM component to run as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user on a computer that is running Windows XP

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Registry information
You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable any hotfixes that this hotfix rollup package contains.

Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix rollup package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows XP SP1, x86
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