Live Communications Server 2005 stops responding with an error signature that refers to the RtcSrv.exe file (898890)

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Error signature

This article describes a program error that can have the following error signature:

 Application name   Application version   Module name    Module version   Offset
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RtcSrv.exe         2.0.5369.0            SIPStack.dll   2.0.5369.0       000e3090

Additionally, other offsets are possible.

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, you receive an error message that is similar to the following error message:

Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 has encountered a problem and has to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Please tell Microsoft about this problem.
We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve Program name. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.
To see what data this error report contains, click here.

Note To view the details of the error signature, click the link in the following text:

To see what data this error report contains, click here.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if an Access Proxy has incorrectly configured IP addresses. When an Access Proxy has incorrectly configured IP addresses, Live Communications Server 2005 cannot start. This problem typically occurs when an Access Proxy is configured, deactivated, and then reactivated.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install Live Communications Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1). To obtain Live Communications Server 2005 SP1, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3508860C-2616-4B5A-BA00-353BE599A7B1

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, reconfigure the Access Proxy in the Live Communications Server 2005 management console. For more information about how to configure an Access Proxy, see the Deploying Access Proxy and Director guide. To obtain the Deploying Access Proxy and Director guide, visit the following Microsoft Web site

http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=DC011620991033&CTT=5&Origin=HA011526621033

MORE INFORMATION

The Office Error Reporting dialog box appears when an error occurs that causes a fatal event in the program. The dialog box includes a button to send the information about the fatal event to Microsoft. Microsoft gathers information about these types of events in a database to try to identify the cause. For more information about the Microsoft Data Collection Policy, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/dcp20.asp

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

283768 Description of the end user privacy policy in application error reporting when you are using Office

289508 How to view error signatures if an Office program experiences a serious error and quits