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RPC Error 0x80080005 Is Returned from a COM Program

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SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following Remote Procedure Call (RPC) error message:

0x80080005, Server Execution Failed.

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CAUSE

This problem may be caused by a race condition in the RPC runtime code.

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RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ )

How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
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   23-Jan-2003  15:32  5.0.2195.6658  942,864  Ole32.dll
   23-Jan-2003  15:32  5.0.2195.6658  431,888  Rpcrt4.dll
   23-Jan-2003  15:32  5.0.2195.6657  186,128  Rpcss.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

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MORE INFORMATION

This problem was identified while investigating failures in a complex COM environment. It may be difficult to isolate the problem, but using Pageheap shows a failure in the NdrpPointerUnmarshall function. For additional information about how to use Pageheap, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

286470

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/286470/EN-US/ )

How to Use Pageheap.exe in Windows XP and Windows 2000

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/EN-US/ )

The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

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