You may receive incorrect values when you try to do floating point operations within fibers on a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1-based computer (908248)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you try to do floating point operations within fibers on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer, you may receive incorrect values.

This problem occurs when you try to use more than one fiber per process when you do the floating point operations.

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 Windows Server 2003 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

To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 SP1 installed on the computer.

Restart requirement

You must 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 nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Kernel32.dll5.2.3790.25331,038,33622-Sep-200518:27x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about fibers, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/base/fibers.asp

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/1/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbHotfixServer kbQFE KB908248 kbAudITPRO kbAudDeveloper
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