Microsoft KB Archive/917949

= FIX: Error message after you install Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 R2: &quot;RPC_S_PROTOCOL_ERROR&quot; =

Article ID: 917949

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft COM+ 1.5, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

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SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, you cannot remotely administer Microsoft COM+ components. Additionally, Active Server Pages and stand-alone clients that use the COMAdmin classes to administer COM+ components on remote computers no longer work. Also, you receive the following error message:

RPC_S_PROTOCOL_ERROR



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
You must install Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 R2 before you apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after 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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the COMAdmin classes, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms681716.aspx

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: COM+ admin api win2003 sp1

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbbug kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB917949

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