A handle leak may occur in the Windows Management Instrumentation provider after you apply Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1 (832573)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 SP1

SYMPTOMS

After you apply Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000, a handle leak may occur on systems that run applications that use the Host Integration Server 2000 Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider. If you use a tool such as Task Manager to monitor the handle count of the system WMI process (WinMgmt.exe), you may notice a steady increase in handles over a period of hours or days.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because an earlier fix causes a regression. Specifically, the fix for the Host Integration Server 2000 WMI provider that is included in Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1 causes the regression. For additional information about the original WMI provider fix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

315095 FIX: WMI queries stop responding on Host Integration Server 2000

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

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

328152 How to obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000

Hotfix information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   21-Nov-2003  17:31  5.0.0.956         512,272  Snapage.dll
   21-Nov-2003  17:31  5.0.0.956         352,528  Wmisna.dll
   21-Nov-2003  17:31  5.0.0.956          86,288  Wmisnastatus.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the previous files may also contain additional files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 2.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbQFE kbfix kbbug KB832573 kbAudDeveloper
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