ASP Cached Data for One Site Used in Multiple Sites

ID: Q197003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When ASP data is being cached from one Web site, the cached data is erroneously used in another Web site that has the same virtual directory and physical directory.

CAUSE

ASP does not cache files based on Web site instance.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

The latest service pack is also available at the following Internet location:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, run the shared virtual directory out of process for all the Web Sites.

This can be done using the following steps for each Web Site:

Right-click on the virtual directory and select Properties.

Select the Home Directory Property Page.

Check Run in Separate Memory Space (isolated process).

Stop and the restart the Web Sites.

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 5.

Additional query words: IIS hotfix hot fix qfe quick engineering patch

Keywords : ntsp kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug