Article ID: 911106
Article Last Modified on 3/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. A Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer is configured as a DCOM server. You install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this computer. However, when you then run DCOM programs on this computer, the DCOM programs do not work. You also receive an error message that is similar to the following:
Additionally, the following event is logged in the System log: Source: Service Control Manager Type: Error Event ID: 7031 Description: DCOM Server Process Launcher Service Terminated Unexpectedly.
RESOLUTION
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
Hotfix information
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on the computer. For more information about how to obtain Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 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
Restart requirement
You have to 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.
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform | SP requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole32.dll | 5.2.3790.2599 | 1,247,232 | 22-Dec-2005 | 07:50 | x86 | SP1 |
| Rpcss.dll | 5.2.3790.2599 | 421,888 | 22-Dec-2005 | 07:50 | x86 | SP1 |
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
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