C++ Runtime Error on Server Console with W2K

External Since: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: 6

Server running Windows 2000 (latest service pack), IIS and OWA.

Constantly displayed on the server console is a dialogue box regarding a C++
runtime error in inetinfo.exe.

"This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
way"

If the OK button is clicked, then the dialogue box will re-appear within a
few seconds, if not sooner.

Any idea as to what may be causing this? I believe that the server is up to
date regarding security patches.

External Since: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: 3

If you are running .NET framework v1.0 on this box, there is a known issue
dealing with how the Microsoft C++ compiler handle the AppDomainUnload event.
When the AppDomain is reloaded, the unmanaged code still holds on to a
reference to the previous AppDomain, and when calls are made into the
unmanaged code, it fails since the AppDomain it is referencing is out of date.

Here's the article:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q309694" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q309694</a>

As for a workaround - do you know if this comes from code that you (your
organization) created or from some COTS (commercial off the shell)
application?

If it is from some COTS application, call the vendor and request a fix. As
for your code, see the Microsoft article. Basically, it is fixing a dll that
initializes from when the AppDomain reloads. This happens if that
application that using the .NET v1 framework initializes something that hits
that dll, thus causing AppDomain reloads.

You may want to clear your temporary ASP.NET folder by doing the following:

1. Goto a command prompt on your server and type iisreset /stop to stop all
IIS services.
2. Goto the temp ASP.NET folders
(C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.xxxx\Temporary ASP.NET Files). Delete
all content in that folder.
3. In the command prompt, type iisreset /start to start back IIS services.

Let me know if this helps.

John Jordan

"Jethro Q Walrustitty" wrote:

> Server running Windows 2000 (latest service pack), IIS and OWA.
>
> Constantly displayed on the server console is a dialogue box regarding a C++
> runtime error in inetinfo.exe.
>
> "This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
> way"
>
> If the OK button is clicked, then the dialogue box will re-appear within a
> few seconds, if not sooner.
>
> Any idea as to what may be causing this? I believe that the server is up to
> date regarding security patches.
>
>
>