Microsoft KB Archive/831577

= FIX: You experience a memory leak in the Inetinfo.exe process when you enable HTTP Compression together with the GZIP algorithm in IIS 5.0 =

Article ID: 831577

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
You experience a memory leak in the Inetinfo.exe process when you enable HTTP Compression together with the GZIP algorithm in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the client computer unexpectedly closes a connection.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. If you do not want to restart the computer, use the iisreset /stop command to stop all IIS services before you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix 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 tool in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

