Re: SP3 and CSRSS.EXE

From: SQL Server Development Team [MSFT] (sqldev@microsoft.com)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "SQL Server Development Team [MSFT]" <sqldev@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:00:40 -0800

We don't have a good handle on this problem yet but all indications seem to
point to a MDAC mismatch. This can happen if you've had a failed MSDE
uninstall at some point in the past in this computer, or didn't reboot the
computer between service pack installations. The first thing I would try is
to reboot the computer, re-install MDAC (run sqlredis.exe from the x86/other
directory where you unpacked SP3), reboot the computer, and try installing
SP3 again. If that doesn't work, please send me your phone number,
stephd@microsoft.com.

Hope this helps!
Stephen Dybing

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"Alex Clark" <alex@theclarkhome.spamtin.net> wrote in message
news:#g9aibRyCHA.2868@TK2MSFTNGP12...
> Hi,
>
> It seems that I'm not the only one having this problem of CSRSS.EXE eating
> 100% CPU time after installing SP3. I've encountered this problem on XP
SP1
> with SQL Personal Ed, although a recent post from Brig implies that it
> affects installations running on W2K Server as well.
>
> MS, are you investigating this? Am I the only one who's starting to think
> SP3 was released a tad early, and would have benefited from a bit more
> testing perhaps? Maybe a Service Pack for SP3 will be along soon.
>
> Is there any point in hanging around for a helpful response from MS, or
> should I just cut my losses now and reinstall SQL Server with SP2???
>
> Regards,
> Alex Clark
>
>
> (Daniel Bright, Jasper, and Brig are three other NG members that have
> reported the same error. I suppose potentially there could be more people
> with the same problem, who can't even post a NG message because their CPU
is
> being swamped by CSRSS.EXE)
>
>

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