Microsoft KB Archive/218880

= ASP Request.BinaryRead Method Causes 100 Percent CPU Utilization =

Article ID: 218880

Article Last Modified on 9/4/2007

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q218880



SYMPTOMS
When you try to upload a large file to an IIS computer from a browser using the ASP Request.BinaryRead method, and you click the Stop button on the client browser, the CPU utilization on the IIS computer will go to 100 percent.



CAUSE
The ASP engine does not properly handle when the client shuts down the connection in the middle of the Request.BinaryRead call.



Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:


 * http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/ -or-


 * 152734 how to obtain the latest windows nt 4.0 service pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



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 NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.



MORE INFORMATION
IMPORTANT Service Pack 4 is required to install this fix.

Additional query words: 4.00 iiswww iisscript

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB218880

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.