DOCUMENT:Q192596  09-NOV-2001  [iis]
TITLE   :FIX: ASP May Fail When IIS Is in Low Memory Condition
PRODUCT :Internet Information Server
PROD/VER::4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) computer is in low memory
conditions and using a COM object to set a cookie, there is a possibility that
IIS may generate a Dr. Watson error like the following:

   Dr. Watson for NT Application error has occurred inetinfo.exe
   Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x7740f60b


RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, upgrade to IIS 4.0 Service Pack (SP) 6a or later. To
download SP6a, click the following link:

   http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/SP6/allSP6.asp

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Internet Information Server 4.0 Service Pack 6A.

Additional query words: iiswww iisgeneral iisscript

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version           : :4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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