Re: *asp failure after installing Hotfix MS02-010/Q331953

From: Mattias Nyholm (mattias.nyholm_at_framfab.se)
Date: 04/25/03 

From: "Mattias Nyholm" <mattias.nyholm@framfab.se>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 12:47:59 +0200

Ah, ok. That is very intresting, I'll have to test that too. Do you
know if 814408 contains the security updates from 331953?

Mattias

"snakpak" <shamby222@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a45bfe71.0304241516.7f17e403@posting.google.com...
> This resolved the original problems caused by 331953. Sorry for the
confusion ;)
>
> "Mattias Nyholm" <mattias.nyholm@framfab.se> wrote in message
news:<#u6qeCZCDHA.3008@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > Did this patch fix the original problems caused by 331953, or did
> > it fix the problems you had after uninstalling 331953?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mattias
> >
> > "snakpak" <shamby222@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:a45bfe71.0304150827.60aa435@posting.google.com...
> > > After many hours of working with MS they have supplied me with a
> > > solution to the problems listed above. The knowledge base article is
> > > locate below:
> > >
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814408
> > >
> > > The article is not directly related to this issue, but does update the
> > > following files
> > >
> > > rpcss.dll
> > > rpcrt4.dll
> > > ole32.dll
> > >
> > > which are the files that are included in patch 331953. It appears that
> > > rpcrt4.dll is the file causing the headaches posted above. The hotfix
> > > explained in aticle 814408 is a pre-sp4 patch and will be included in
> > > service pack 4.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Good Luck and "May the Force be with you"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > shamby222@hotmail.com (snakpak) wrote in message
> > news:<a45bfe71.0304141317.35ab2624@posting.google.com>...
> > > > I have also come across this error and uninstalled 331953 from our
> > > > development site. After doing the uninstall the following issues came
> > > > about:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Terminal Services hung during startup
> > > > 2. The uninstall removed some enviroment variables needed by Commerce
> > > > Server.
> > > >
> > > > Well I had to re-install terminal services (2 reboots) and re-add the
> > > > environment variables. Being that I am not comfortable with the
> > > > uninstallation of this on our production servers. I have opened a case
> > > > with Microsoft on this issue and have spoken to just about everyone at
> > > > MS besides Mr. Gates. We are working diligently on getting this
> > > > resolved. This is a pre-SP4 patch and will be included in the new
> > > > service pack, so just uninstalling will not suffice. I will update
> > > > upon resolution.
> > > >
> > > > Carson Saunders <carson_saunders_remove-this_@yahoo.com> wrote in
message
> > news:<Xns9357721072552carsonsaundersyahooc@130.133.1.4>...
> > > > > That is the exact issue we were running into. Any call from an ASP
page
> > > > > to a COM+ component requiring a new transaction would fail with the
> > > > > message "Connection to the transaction manager failed." After
> > > > > uninstalling the patch, everything worked.
> > > > >
> > > > > Carson
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mattias Nyholm" <mattias.nyholm@framfab.se> wrote in
> > > > > news:upE3vBR$CHA.2148@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
> > > > >
> > > > > > What kind of problems did you have? I've seen problems with
> > > > > > ASP applications using transactions. Before applying 331959
> > > > > > they were working fine, but with the patch they fail:
> > > > > > (0x8004E003)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You made a method call on a COM+ component that has a transaction
that
> > > > > > has already aborted or in the process of aborting.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > After uninstalling the patch the ASP apps work just fine again.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Mattias
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Carson Saunders" <carson_saunders_remove-this_@yahoo.com> wrote
in
> > > > > > message news:Xns935254F0717F0carsonsaundersyahooc@130.133.1.4...
> > > > > >> I've run into the same problem along with several others.
Currently,
> > > > > >> the only solution we've come up with is to un-install the patch,
as
> > > > > >> you did. Someone had mentioned that the patch worked fine on
machines
> > > > > >> where no subsequent patches were installed so it could be a patch
> > > > > >> compatability issue, but that is just speculation. But we have
had
> > > > > >> no problems since un-installing the patch
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Carson
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> "[sa]" <Apocalyptic@firemail.de> wrote in
news:057301c2f904$8aefc530
> > > > > >> $a201280a@phx.gbl:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> > Hi there,
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > anyone got the problem, after installing the latest Win2k
> > > > > >> > Hotfix "MS03-010: Flaw in RPC Endpoint Mapper Could Allow
> > > > > >> > Denial of Service Attacks (331953)" some of the Webservers
> > > > > >> > applications / com+ packets fail to run correctly.
> > > > > >> > After shutdown on the component, unload, iisreset and
> > > > > >> > server reboot i decided to uninstall the Q331959 Patch.
> > > > > >> > After this all the *asp Pages run correctly.
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > Anyone got an idea ?
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > regards
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > [sa]
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