An Access Violation in Inetinfo.exe Is Caused by Rpcproxy.dll (324298)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a

This article was previously published under Q324298

SYMPTOMS

An access violation may occur when you try to stop the Web Publishing service (W3svc) on a server that has distributed COM (DCOM) over HTTP turned on.

CAUSE

A thread that is generated by Rpcproxy.dll (an ISAPI extension or filter) is not ended correctly when the process is shut down.

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 has the file attributes (or later) 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
   -------------------------------------------------------
   09-Aug-2002  14:23  4.0.1381.7185  20,752  Rpcproxy.dll     

				
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE kbWinNT400nospFix KB324298