Article ID: 914831
Article Last Modified on 3/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you run a program that uses the DNS Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider to update a property of a DNS class. Additionally, the property in question is a string array. For example, you update the Forwarders property of the MicrosoftDNS_Server class. In this scenario, the WMI provider host process, Wmiprvse.exe, stops unexpectedly. Additionally, event ID 1000 is logged in the Application log.
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
You must be running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to install this hotfix.
Note x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003 do not require this service pack.
Restart requirement
You do not have to 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 versions
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnsprov.dll | 5.2.3790.2638 | 187,904 | 15-Feb-2006 | 06:19 | x86 |
Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform | SP requirement | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnsprov.dll | 587,776 | 16-Feb-2006 | 01:29 | IA-64 | SP1 | SP1QFE | |
| Wdnsprov.dll | 187,904 | 16-Feb-2006 | 01:29 | x86 | SP1 | WOW |
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 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses 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
Additional query words: crash access violation
Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB914831
