On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, when you try to run a 64-bit program that uses the interface remoting component of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8, an access violation may occur. When you use Task Manager to view the Dllhost.exe process, you see that this process uses 100 percent of the computer's CPU resources.

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Update information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the package for 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=37631249-096B-4C00-90CE-6F41F16B7684)
Download the package for Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2003 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A152F412-2CB5-4189-AD6C-FEE5D47EE617)
Download the package for x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CC8EBD67-0C40-4362-A5E9-3604D9A34F25)
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.

Note You do not have to install Windows Server 2003 SP1 if the computer is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003. These versions already include this service pack.

File information

The English version of this hotfix 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.

Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement
Msdaps.dll	2.82.2492.0	360,448	21-Jul-2005	22:27	x64	SP1
Wmsdaps.dll	2.82.2492.0	212,992	21-Jul-2005	22:27	x86	SP1

Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement
Msdaps.dll	2.82.2492.0	700,416	21-Jul-2005	22:27	IA-64	SP1
Wmsdaps.dll	2.82.2492.0	212,992	21-Jul-2005	22:27	x86	SP1

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Msdaps.dll	2.82.2492.0	212,992	21-Jul-2005	20:48	x86

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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For more information about the terminology that is used in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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