Microsoft KB Archive/921484

= Error message when you run Common Gateway Interface programs on a computer that is running Internet Information Services 6.0: &quot;HTTP 502.2 - Error in CGI application&quot; =

Article ID: 921484

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you run Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs on a computer that is running Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, you may receive the following error message:

HTTP 502.2 - Error in CGI application

Note You may receive this error message when the computer that running IIS 6.0 operates under heavy load conditions.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if initialization of the User32.dll file fails because of a particular race condition. This race condition occurs with the open process and the release process of a window station object.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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 install this fix, your computer must be running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, x86-based version


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 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, 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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbwinserv2003sp2fix KB921484

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