FIX: MS DTC Fails to Handle the "COMMITTED\n PULL\n" TIP Pipelining Command (296397)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft COM+ 1.0, when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2

This article was previously published under Q296397

SYMPTOMS

Although the "COMMITTED\n PULL\n" command is a valid TIP pipelining command based on the TIP specification, Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) does not respond to the PULL command immediately after the COMMITTED response.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because MS DTC does not process a pipelined "COMMITTED\n PULL \n" command correctly. The COMMITTED command is processed, and the current transaction is forgotten. However, the transaction that you are trying to pull does not have a branch associated with it, and MS DTC does not send a PULLed response.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft COM+ Rollup Hotfix 12. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

297536 INFO: Availability of Windows 2000 Post-Service Pack n COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 12

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/28/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbDTC kbfix kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB296397