Site Server 3.0 Setup Breaks Performance Counters on French Platforms

• Microsoft Site Server version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

After you install the English version of Microsoft Site Server 3.0 on a French platform, the Performance Monitor counters are no longer valid.

CAUSE

When you install Site Server 3.0, the Last Counter and Last Help registry values (located in the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib) are set to zero.

In addition, the Performance Monitor registry keys for the different Site Server components are broken and not coherent.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install the latest service pack for Site Server 3.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server version 3.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Site Server version 3.0. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words:

Keywords : SS3SP2Fix
Version : winnt:3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug