Symptoms
When you are running Internet Information Server (IIS) and you browse a Web site, you may receive the following error message in the browser:
HTTP 400 - Bad Request
Refreshing the page in the browser may make the error message disappear.
Cause
Under certain conditions, IIS may misinterpret a Content-Length header of 0 (zero) as a bad HTTP request.
Resolution
Internet Information Services 5.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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4/11/2001 05:46p 5.0.2195.3492 357,648 W3svc.dll
Internet Information Server 4.0
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMSNOTE: 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.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform
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17-Apr-2001 10:30 4.2.765.1 214,544 Adsiis.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:30 4.2.765.1 330,672 Asp.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:29 4.2.765.1 55,392 Httpodbc.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:30 4.2.765.1 98,912 Iischema.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:28 4.2.765.1 63,472 Iislog.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:29 4.2.765.1 185,792 Infocomm.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:28 4.2.765.1 29,520 Iscomlog.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:30 4.2.765.1 38,256 Ssinc.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:30 4.2.765.1 25,360 Sspifilt.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:29 4.2.765.1 229,024 W3svc.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:29 4.2.765.1 88,032 Wam.dll x86
17-Apr-2001 10:27 4.2.765.1 307,984 Adsiis.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:27 4.2.765.1 552,720 Asp.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:27 4.2.765.1 89,360 Httpodbc.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:27 4.2.765.1 107,280 Iischema.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:26 4.2.765.1 112,912 Iislog.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:26 4.2.765.1 305,424 Infocomm.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:26 4.2.765.1 46,352 Iscomlog.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:27 4.2.765.1 60,688 Ssinc.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:27 4.2.765.1 39,696 Sspifilt.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:27 4.2.765.1 385,296 W3svc.dll Alpha
17-Apr-2001 10:26 4.2.765.1 150,288 Wam.dll Alpha
Status
Internet Information Services 5.0
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Services 5.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
Internet Information Server 4.0
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Server 4.0.
