DOCUMENT:Q164980 02-MAY-1999 [iis] TITLE :IIS Memory Leak When Using IDC and Microsoft Access PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER:WinNt:1.0,2.0,3.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use Internet Information Server (IIS) to connect to a Microsoft Access database, a slow memory leak may occur over a long period of time. This memory leak depends on how heavily the server is used and how often the database is queried. It is confirmed that this memory leak happens regardless of the query used. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. This problem has been fixed in Internet Information Server versions 4.0 WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, stop the WWW service periodically. You can do this manually or by using a batch file to run the following commands: net stop w3svc net start w3svc Additional query words: execute ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis300 kbiis200 kbiis100 Version : WinNt:1.0,2.0,3.0 Issue type : kbbug ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.