Microsoft KB Archive/832086

= FIX: &quot;The connection with the server was terminated abnormally. Error -2147012866&quot; error message in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 =

Article ID: 832086

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows HTTP Services 5.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, when you run an application that uses WinHTTP services and the POST method, you may receive the following error message occasionally:

&quot;The connection with the server was terminated abnormally. Error -2147012866&quot;

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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
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your 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 tool in Control Panel. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 13-Nov-2003 19:20  5.0.2613.1003  288,768  Winhttp5.dll

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

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

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

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix kbhotfixserver KB832086

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