FIX: When you install a Windows Forms-based application that runs Web services and COM+ stateless server components, IIS may stop responding on Windows Server 2003 (899181)

SYMPTOMS

On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, high CPU utilization occurs and Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) may stop responding. You experience this problem when the following conditions are true:

You install a Windows Forms-based application that runs Web services and COM+ stateless server components.
You turn on the hyper-threading feature in the computer BIOS.
The application accesses an Oracle Database database or a Microsoft SQL Server database.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Restart requirement

You do not 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.

   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   06-May-2005  22:37  1.1.4322.2323  2,138,112  Mscorlib.dll
   06-May-2005  22:39                    10,904  Mscorlib.ldo
   06-May-2005  22:48  1.1.4322.2323  2,519,040  Mscorsvr.dll
   06-May-2005  22:49  1.1.4322.2323  2,506,752  Mscorwks.dll

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about software update terminology, 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

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