Microsoft KB Archive/899470

= FIX: Message Queuing 3.0 may generate excessive network traffic when you try to connect to a remote computer that is offline =

Article ID: 899470

Article Last Modified on 3/23/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Message Queuing 3.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul> </li></ul>

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, when you try to connect Microsoft Message Queuing 3.0 to a remote computer, Message Queuing 3.0 may generate excessive network traffic. This problem occurs when the remote computer is offline.

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CAUSE
By default, Message Queuing 3.0 tries to connect to an offline remote computer every 5 seconds.

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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
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement
You must 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 tool in Control Panel. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   90,520  Mqac.sys 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  161,688  Mqad.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  207,256  Mqads.dll 11-May-2005 22:01  5.2.1916.1807   36,248  Mqbkup.exe 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   15,768  Mqcertui.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   86,424  Mqclus.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   39,320  Mqdbodbc.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   56,216  Mqdscli.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   58,264  Mqdssrv.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   73,624  Mqdssvc.exe 11-May-2005 22:01  5.2.1916.1807   53,144  Mqgentr.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   35,736  Mqise.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   48,024  Mqmig.exe 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  230,296  Mqmigrat.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  246,680  Mqoa.dll 11-May-2005 21:59  5.2.1916.1807   88,472  Mqoa.tlb 11-May-2005 21:59  5.2.1916.1807   43,416  Mqoa10.tlb 11-May-2005 21:59  5.2.1916.1807   61,848  Mqoa20.tlb 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   22,424  Mqperf.dll 10-May-2005 00:44                  10,110  Mqperf.ini 10-May-2005 00:44                   2,755  Mqprfsym.h   11-May-2005  22:00  5.2.1916.1807  841,112  Mqqm.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  186,776  Mqrt.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  131,992  Mqrtdep.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  148,888  Mqsec.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  546,200  Mqsnap.dll 10-May-2005 00:44                  33,171  Mqsnap.hlp 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807   14,744  Mqsvc.exe 10-May-2005 00:45                     353  Mqsysoc.inf 11-May-2005 22:01  5.2.1916.1807   40,856  Mqtgclus.dll 10-May-2005 00:45                      41  Mqtgsvc.cfg 11-May-2005 22:01  5.2.1916.1807   92,568  Mqtgsvc.exe 11-May-2005 22:01  5.2.1916.1807  146,840  Mqtrig.dll 11-May-2005 22:01  5.2.1916.1807   60,312  Mqupgrd.dll 11-May-2005 22:00  5.2.1916.1807  427,928  Mqutil.dll 10-May-2005 00:44                 565,728  Msmqcons.chm 10-May-2005 00:44                 483,199  Msmqconw.chm 11-May-2005 22:01  5.2.1916.1807  258,968  Msmqocm.dll 10-May-2005 00:45                   6,846  Msmqocms.inf 10-May-2005 00:45                   6,061  Msmqocmw.inf 10-May-2005 00:44                  21,026  Msmqs.chm 10-May-2005 00:45                   8,978  Msmqtrc.mof 10-May-2005 00:44                  72,885  Msmqw.chm

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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. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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MORE INFORMATION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

After you apply this hotfix, you can use the following DWORD registry entry to change the connection retry interval time:

To change the connection retry interval time, follow these steps: <ol> Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.</li> Locate and then click the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters

</li> On the Edit menu, click New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type TryConnectInterval, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click TryConnectInterval, and then click Modify.</li> In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type the time in milliseconds that you want for the connection retry interval time, and then click OK.

Note For example, type 10000 for 10 seconds.</li> On the File menu, click Exit.</li></ol>

For more information about the TryConnectInterval registry entry in Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

303293 You cannot establish a session on slow networks with latency delays that are longer than one minute

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when Microsoft corrects software after it is released, 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: MSMQ

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbprb KB899470

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