Does anyone know if this hotfix will be part of Windows 2000 SP 4? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Frank Monroe [mailto:Frank.Monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:18 PM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: We shall see I have the hotfix. Unfortunately, I haven't had time to test it. -----Original Message----- From: Stafford,Daniel [mailto:StaffordD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:53 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: We shall see We have been experiencing this issue for a few weeks. I contacted MS today, who agreed to send dskcache.exe via email. I was also told that they are currently working on a hotfix which would not be imminently available. There was mention of inclusion in SP5, which considering the wait for SP4 is a long way off. =20 During the conversation I did learn that SP4 is likely to be released next week. Dan -----Original Message----- From: Erik Blom [mailto:erik.blom@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 07 June 2003 12:06 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: We shall see This is exactly the behaviour we are experiencing and for which I posted a question on this list a few weeks ago. =20 We will see if this helps... Anyway thanks for your input Frank! Erik Blom -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frank Monroe Sent: donderdag 5 juni 2003 23:57 To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: We shall see Yes. It is a case I have had open for months. Its nice to see some action. I have heard others on this list with similar issues. =20 -----Original Message----- From: Ron Oglesby [mailto:roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 5:23 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: We shall see Was this from a ticket you had with MS frank? This looks exactly like some symptoms Brian madden was fighting with 3 or 4 weeks ago. They had MS, HP, ISVs all involved. Ron Ron Oglesby Senior Technical Architect =3D20 RapidApp Office 312.372.7188 Mobile 815.325.7618 email roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx =3D20 -----Original Message----- From: Frank Monroe [mailto:Frank.Monroe@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20 Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 4:13 PM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] We shall see This article will be Q324446 - Terminal Server Post SP3 Roll-up=3D20 =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D =3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D =3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ---=3D20 The information in this article applies to:=3D20 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server=3D20 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server=3D20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ---=3D20 SYMPTOMS=3D20 =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D20 A Windows 2000 Terminal Server may stop responding or pause for a few seconds with the follow symptoms:=3D20 1) While typing a Word document, characters are not displayed until after the pause is over.=3D20 2) Keyboard and mouse inputs are queued but not processed until after the pause is over.=3D20 3) Live Perfmon graphs have missing data points during the pause.=3D20 4) All applications system-wide appear to hang during the pause.=3D20 5) High CPU usage in spooler when large number of users connected=3D20 CAUSE=3D20 =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D20 The unresponsiveness is a delay in processing due to contention. By minimizing the cause of contention, the delays are reduced. WORKAROUND=3D20 =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D20 The Terminal Server needs to be running at Service Pack 3 prior to installing the hotfix mentioned in this article.=3D20 After you install this Windows 2000 hotfix and restart your computer, you must also turn on the Power Protected write cache option for each disk that has write caching enabled and has its write cache protected against accidental loss of power. To configure the Power Protected write cache option on the selected disks, use the Dskcache.exe tool. Dskcache.exe is available separately. For additional information about the Dskcache.exe tool and how to enable the "power protected" write cache option, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: KBLink:811392.KB.EN-US: Obtain the Dskcache.exe Tool to Configure the "Power Protected" Write Cache Option=3D20 If you run Dskcache.exe without any parameters, the current write cache settings for all hard disks are displayed. For each hard disk currently present on your computer, the following information is displayed: Disk device:=3D20 Volume name of the form:=3D20 \\?\\<SCSI <file://\\?\\<SCSI> DEVICE ID>=3D20 Current Settings:=3D20 Write Cache is [ enabled | disabled ]=3D20 Power Protect is [ enabled | disabled ]=3D20 To enable "Power Protected" write cache on a disk drive, use the 'p' switch. For example, the following command would enable "power protected" write cache on the C drive: dskcache +p c:=3D20 The output will look like this:=3D20 Disk device:=3D20 \\?\\<SCSI <file://\\?\\<SCSI> DEVICE ID>=3D20 Current settings:=3D20 Write Cache is enabled=3D20 Power Protect is disabled=3D20 New settings:=3D20 Write Cache is enabled=3D20 Power Protect is enabled=3D20 Note: The Power Protected write cache option can only be enabled for disks that are currently present. By default, the Power Protected write cache option is disabled. As a result, this option is disabled for any disks that may be added after you apply this setting. If additional disks are added, enable the Power Protected write cache option for those added disks for the setting to take effect. Finally apply the registry settings under the "Terminal Server's Registry Settings" section to the Terminal Server. If you are using a file server to share data, roaming profiles or redirected home folders for Terminal Server users, apply the registry setting under the "File Server's Registry Settings" section to all file servers. Terminal Server's Registry Settings=3D20 ***********************************=3D20 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parame ters Value Name: MaxWorkItems=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 16384 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MaxMpxCt=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 2048 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MaxRawWorkItems=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 512 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MaxFreeConnections=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 100 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MinFreeConnections=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 32 (decimal)=3D20 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\p aram eters=3D20 Value Name: MaxCmds=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 2048 (decimal)=3D20 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager=3D20 Value Name: RegistryLazyFlushInterval=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 60 (decimal)=3D20 ***********************************=3D20 File Server's Registry Settings=3D20 *******************************=3D20 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parame ters Value Name: MaxWorkItems=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 16384 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MaxMpxCt=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 2048 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MaxRawWorkItems=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 512 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MaxFreeConnections=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 100 (decimal)=3D20 Value Name: MinFreeConnections=3D20 Data Type: REG_DWORD=3D20 Value data: 32 (decimal)=3D20 *******************************=3D20 STATUS=3D20 =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D20 Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.=3D20 MORE INFORMATION=3D20 =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D20 This hotfix does not address Terminal Server pauses caused by registry contention from applications or slow Citrix clients using drive redirection. ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - Appsense Technologies New! 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