Microsoft KB Archive/179091

= FIX: Multi-Threaded Java Apps May Stop When Running on Multi- Processor Computers =

Article ID: 179091

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 1.51
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.02
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.01

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This article was previously published under Q179091





SYMPTOMS
A multi-thread Java application may stop responding when running on a multi- processor computer. The same application will run without problem on a single processor computer.



CAUSE
An internal Java Virtual Machine (VM) thread manipulation function is not multi-thread safe.



RESOLUTION
This problem has been fixed in the latest release build of the Virtual Machine for Java, 2424, available in Service Pack 1 for Internet Explorer 4.01.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1, and SDK for Java 2.02.

Additional query words: multithreaded multiprocessor multithread

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB179091

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