Microsoft KB Archive/279619

= An access violation occurs when you use DCOM operations on a multi-processor computer that is running Windows NT Server 4.0 =

Article ID: 279619

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6

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This article was previously published under Q279619





SYMPTOMS
When you use DCOM operations on a Microsoft Windows NT Server-based multi-processor computer, and the Remote Procedure Call service starts the DCOM garbage collection mechanism, an access violation may occur.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if all the following conditions are true:
 * You run Microsoft Windows NT Server on a multi-processor computer.
 * You have Microsoft Transaction Server installed on the computer.
 * You have Microsoft Internet Information Server installed on the computer.
 * You have Microsoft SQL Server installed on the computer.
 * The computer is under heavy stress.



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 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a) installed on your computer to install this hotfix.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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.   Date          Time   Version        Size     File name --  07-Sept-2001  09:27  4.0.1381.7097  107,280  Rpcss.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB279619

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