Microsoft KB Archive/185349

= Problems Remotely Accessing W3 or FTP Perfmon Counters =

Article ID: 185349

Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q185349



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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx





SYMPTOMS
Accessing W3 and FTP Performance Monitor counters remotely through Performance Monitor or PerfMon APIs may cause the following problems:


 * W3 and FTP counters stop showing any activity.
 * W3 and FTP objects do not show up in Performance Monitor when you try to add them.
 * The computer being monitored may generate a blue screen.

These problems occur intermittently when you are creating and deleting remote W3 and FTP counters.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or 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 this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

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