Only Partial Pages Displayed or Error "The Connection Was Reset"
Article ID: 189462
Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
This article was previously published under Q189462
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SYMPTOMS
Clients connecting to a computer running Internet Information Server
(IIS) 3.0 over a slow or unresponsive network may see either of the
following problems:
- They receive the error message "The connection was reset".
-or-
- Only partial pages are seen when opening an IIS Web page.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information
Server version 3.0.
This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
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