IIS Memory Leak When Using IDC and Microsoft Access

ID: Q164980

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use Internet Information Server (IIS) to connect to a Microsoft Access database, a slow memory leak may occur over a long period of time. This memory leak depends on how heavily the server is used and how often the database is queried. It is confirmed that this memory leak happens regardless of the query used.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. This problem has been fixed in Internet Information Server versions 4.0

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, stop the WWW service periodically. You can do this manually or by using a batch file to run the following commands:


   net stop w3svc
   net start w3svc

Additional query words: execute

Keywords : kbfix4.00 kbbug1.00 kbbug2.00 kbbug3.00
Version : WinNt:1.0,2.0,3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug