FIX: Error message after you install Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 R2: "RPC_S_PROTOCOL_ERROR"

After you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, you cannot remotely administer Microsoft COM+ components. Additionally, Active Server Pages and stand-alone clients that use the COMAdmin classes to administer COM+ components on remote computers no longer work. Also, you receive the following error message:

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:

Hotfix information

Prerequisites

You must install Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 R2 before you apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003 for 32-bit systems

Windows Server 2003 for x64 edition

Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems

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 about the COMAdmin classes, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site: For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: