RPC_E_DISCONNECTED Is Returned When You Make a DCOM Method Call (827786)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

When you make a Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) method call, the value RPC_E_DISCONNECTED may be returned.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the DCOM program tries to call a method at various times on the callback interface.

RESOLUTION

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



The English version of this update 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
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   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       166,160  Catsrv.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       591,120  Catsrvut.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0        96,016  Clbcatex.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       510,224  Clbcatq.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0        37,648  Colbact.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       194,832  Comadmin.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0        89,360  Comrepl.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3421.3504    342,288  Comsetup.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0     1,448,208  Comsvcs.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       625,936  Comuid.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       239,888  Es.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0        88,848  Msdtclog.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       707,344  Msdtcprx.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0     1,131,280  Msdtctm.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       146,192  Msdtcui.dll
   25-Mar-2003  17:53  2000.2.3504.0       151,312  Mtstocom.exe
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0        52,496  Mtxclu.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0        23,312  Mtxdm.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       105,744  Mtxoci.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  5.0.2195.6692       944,400  Ole32.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  5.0.2195.6689       432,400  Rpcrt4.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  5.0.2195.6692       187,664  Rpcss.dll
   25-Mar-2003  19:12  2000.2.3504.0       397,584  Txfaux.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/2/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbfix kbbug KB827786