FIX: You may receive an OutOfMemoryException exception when you use an application to delete many files in SharePoint Portal Server 2003

When you use an application to delete many files in Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003, you may receive an OutOfMemoryException exception. You may encounter this problem when the SharePoint Portal Server application deletes as many as 3,000 files, depending on the operating environment.

Additionally, the application may stop responding.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Software update information

Prerequisites

You must have the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 installed to apply this software update.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Software update replacement information

This software update does not replace any other software updates.

File information

The English version of this software update 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 item in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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