Microsoft KB Archive/830852

= Poor performance in multi-threaded applications that call string compare functions =

Article ID: 830852

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
Multi-threaded applications that call string compare functions may experience poor performance after you apply Service Pack 4 to your Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer.



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 requirements
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name ---  27-Oct-2003  17:18  5.0.2195.6824      42,256  Basesrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:45  5.0.2195.6824     236,304  Cmd.exe 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6824     222,992  Gdi32.dll 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6867     711,440  Kernel32.dll 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6824      54,032  Mpr.dll 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6860     334,096  Msgina.dll 24-Oct-2003 21:53  5.0.2195.6824      90,232  Rdpwd.sys 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6824     380,176  User32.dll 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6825     389,392  Userenv.dll 16-Oct-2003 23:14  5.0.2195.6866   1,628,656  Win32k.sys 21-Sep-2003 00:44  5.0.2195.6824     182,032  Winlogon.exe 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6826     243,984  Winsrv.dll 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6867     711,440  Kernel32.dll 16-Oct-2003 23:14  5.0.2195.6866   1,628,656  Win32k.sys 27-Oct-2003 17:18  5.0.2195.6826     243,984  Winsrv.dll



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



MORE INFORMATION
If Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 is running on the Windows 2000-based computer, you may notice that the mail queues back up.

For more information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For more information, 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: strcmp xadm queue buildup build-up build backlog ups slow process cat categorizer attribute enumeration

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB830852

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