Availability of Windows 2000 Post-Service Pack 4 COM+ 1.0 Hotfix Rollup Package 32

This article lists the Microsoft COM+ bugs that are fixed in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Post-Service Pack 4 (SP4) COM+ 1.0 Hotfix Rollup Package 32. Each hotfix rollup package contains all the fixes that were released in the previous Windows 2000 COM+ 1.0 hotfix rollup packages.

Issues that are fixed in this hotfix rollup package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix rollup package: The following issues are also fixed in this hotfix rollup package. These issues were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

• If you call the Dispose method on a serviced component while the component’s transaction is in an aborted state, a ComException (CONTEXT_E_ABORTING) is thrown. When this problem occurs, you receive the following error message:
  You made a method call on a COM+ component that has a transaction that has already aborted or in the process of aborting. 8004e003 -2147164157
• You experience a memory leak, and Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) stops responding under conditions of high stress. Typically, you may experience this problem when you are using the Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for MQSeries.
• A deadlock condition may occur in MSDTC when the WaitForSingleObject function is called from a Single Threaded Apartment (STA) thread.
• If you call the GetClipboardData function to retrieve the contents of the clipboard, and the clipboard uses the OwnerLink data format, the function returns null.
• An access violation (C0000005) occurs if you call the CoWaitForMultipleHandles function before you call either the CoInitialize function or the CoInitializeEx function.
  
  Note There is no requirement that either the CoInitialize function or the CoInitializeEx function be called before you call the CoWaitForMultipleHandles function. This hotfix corrects this problem.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed to apply this hotfix rollup package.

Restart information

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix rollup package.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix rollup package is not replaced by any later hotfix rollup package.

Resolutions for problems that are fixed in the Windows 2000 COM+ 1.0 hotfix rollup packages are cumulative. For more information about the previous hotfix rollup package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable any hotfixes that are contained in this hotfix rollup package.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix rollup package contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix rollup package may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix rollup package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: