IIS 4.0 Stops Responding (Access Violates) When Adding Counter
Article ID: 196309
Article Last Modified on 6/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q196309
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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 stops responding (access
violates) when adding the counter PdhVBAddCounter (Pdh.dll).
CAUSE
The PdhVBAddCounter stops responding if any of the following DLLs are
enabled and the Windows NT Option Pack is installed:
Ftpcrts2.dll
W3ctrs.dll
Nntpctrs.dll
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 4.0.
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.
For additional information, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
190157 Support for Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack on Terminal Server
Additional query words: Performance Monitor NTOP Option Pack AV
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