Article ID: 272772
Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
This article was previously published under Q272772
SYMPTOMS
When a client computer attempts to connect to a server, the server response may be delayed, or one of the following error messages may be displayed:
Also, the primary domain controller (PDC) that is the Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) role holder may randomly stop responding (hang), and Event Viewer may record the following event:
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Server service is unable to keep up with the demand for connections.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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09/01/00 7:07pm 5.0.2195.2111 228.0 KB Srv.sys
09/01/00 7:05pm 5.0.2195.2110 70.2 KB Srvsvc.dll
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 2000 Service Pack 2.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes
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