BUG: Folders and Files Remain After Project Is Deleted (192036)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
This article was previously published under Q192036

SYMPTOMS

When a server-side component has been added to a project, registered and accessed in an Active Server Pages (ASP) page (for example, using Server.CreateObject), the following folders and files may remain on the server after the project has been deleted: 
   _vti_bin\ 
     _vti_aut\ 
       fp30reg.dll
The component file remains as well.

If the user tries to delete the files, an Access Violation occurs.

RESOLUTION

To delete the files, you must stop the Internet Information Server (IIS) service and the MS DTC (Microsoft Distributed Transaction Server) service, and then use Windows Explorer to delete the files. To do this, follow these steps:

On Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

  1. At a command prompt, type the following command:

    net stop iisadmin

  2. Then type the following command:

    mtxstop

  3. Open Windows Explorer, and delete the files and folders.
  4. Restart your Web server.

On Microsoft Windows 2000

  1. At a command prompt, type the following command to stop and restart IIS and its dependent services:

    iisreset

  2. Open Windows Explorer, and delete the files and folders.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/15/2004
Keywords:kbBug kbDTC kbExtension kbnofix kbWebServer KB192036
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