Article ID: 824461
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Standard Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you run scripts continuously in many threads in an active script host, the application may deadlock on critical sections in the Pdm.dll file. When the application is in the deadlock state, the CPU utilization for the application that appears in Task Manager will be close to 0 percent. This problem occurs more frequently in multiprocessor computers.
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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
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15-Jul-2003 10:29 7.10.3196.0 335,872 Mdm.exe
15-Jul-2003 10:34 7.10.3196.0 192,512 Msdbg2.dll
15-Jul-2003 10:36 7.10.3196.0 192,512 Pdm.dll
15-Jul-2003 02:48 7.10.3196.0 192,512 Vs7jit.exe
15-Jul-2003 02:48 7.10.3196.0 24,576 Mdmui.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbfix kbbug KB824461
