DOCUMENT:Q192224 09-AUG-2001 [iis] TITLE :Windows NT Option Pack Update for IIS Available for Download PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER:winnt:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 Option Pack - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Microsoft has identified problems in the Windows NT Server Option Pack (NTOP) version 4.0. Specifically, they impact its built-in integrated Web server, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4.0. The following Internet Information Server version 4.0 Option Pack improvements include, but are not limited to: - The security enhancements discussed in the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q188806 : NTFS Alternate Data Stream Name of a File May Return Source Q189262 : FTP Passive Mode May Terminate Session - Support for long file names for access restrictions on a file or a folder - IIS 4.0 performance on extension mapping - IIS 4.0 memory performance for mapping log files - IIS 4.0 performance in mapping unmapped data files if memory configuration is low or stressed - The fix for the problem discussed in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q185349 : Problems Remotely Accessing W3 or FTP Perfmon Counters WARNING: The Windows NT Option Pack Update for IIS does not provide support for Visual InterDev 6.0 ASP server-side script debugging. If you install this update, you will not be able to debug ASP pages using the Visual InterDev debugger. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack For your convenience, the English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location. However, Microsoft recommends that you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 to correct this problem. ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/IIS/iis-public/fixes/usa/IISUPD/x86/ ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/IIS/iis-public/fixes/usa/IISUPD/Alpha/ The symbol files have been posted to the following Internet locations: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/IIS/iis-public/fixes/usa/IISUPD/Symbols/x86/ ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/IIS/iis-public/fixes/usa/IISUPD/Symbols/Alpha/ NOTE: The above links are one path; they have been wrapped for readability. HOW TO UNINSTALL THIS FIX ------------------------- To remove this package, perform the following steps: 1. Use Windows NT Explorer to go to the folder where IIS is installed (this folder is C:\Winnt\System32\Inetsrv by default). 2. Double-click Rmiisupd.cmd and then follow the instructions on your screen. This command script restores your IIS files to the versions you had before installing the IIS Update. You may be required to reboot your computer when the removal is complete. Additional query words: iisqfeupdate qfeupd iisupd Iis_hotfix.htm ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbiisSearch kbiis400 kbWinNT400OptionPack Version : winnt:4.0 Hardware : ALPHA x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= 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 2001.