Only Partial Pages Displayed or Error "The Connection Was Reset" (189462)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0

This article was previously published under Q189462
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SYMPTOMS

Clients connecting to a computer running Internet Information Server (IIS) 3.0 over a slow or unresponsive network may see either of the following problems:
  • They receive the error message "The connection was reset".

    -or-
  • Only partial pages are seen when opening an IIS Web page.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 3.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/22/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB189462