Access Violation Error Message in RPCSS with Endpoint Mapper RPC Requests (271794)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0

This article was previously published under Q271794

SYMPTOMS

If you are running RPC-server programs that communicate with their clients over TCP and/or UDP and you are using dynamic endpoints while under load and experiencing network problems, you may receive an access violation error message in Rpcss.exe. When this occurs, you may need to restart the server to work around this problem.

CAUSE

This problem can occur because when information that is stored for datagram RPC requests is freed, an invalid pointer is freed that causes the access violation error message.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date        Time    Version        Size     File name    Platform
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   03/21/2001  08:19p  4.0.1381.7095  602,896  Rpcrt4.dll   Alpha
   03/21/2001  08:23p  4.0.1381.7095  343,312  Rpcrt4.dll   Intel
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kberrmsg kbfix kbnetwork KB271794