Microsoft KB Archive/307462

= A Deadlock in the LDAP Client May Cause the Exchange 2000 MTA to Hang =

Article ID: 307462

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q307462



SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Exchange 2000 message transfer agent (MTA) may stop processing messages from its Outbox. If you attempt to stop the MTA, it may seem to stop responding (hang) and not shut down properly.



CAUSE
This problem is caused by a deadlock situation in the LDAP client (Wldap32.dll).



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name -  10-Sep-2001  09:47  5.0.2195.43  125,712  Wldap32.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbDirServices

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbdirservices kbhotfixserver KB307462

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