SYMPTOMS
The Aspnet_wp.exe process may not respond (crash) with an access violation. Sometimes you may receive an error message in the Application Event log (at the same time that the application quits responding, or before the application quits responding) that is similar to one of the following:
Application popup: Aspnet_wp.exe - Application Error: The instruction at "XXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "xxxxxxxxx". The memory could not be "written" (or "read")
or
Aspnet_wp.exe (PID: XXXX) stopped unexpectedly
RESOLUTION
How to Obtain the Hotfix
This issue is fixed in the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Hotfix Package 1.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
821815 FIX: Installation Package for .NET Framework Fixes 823015 and 820697
Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next .NET Framework service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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10-Jun-2003 23:45 1.0.3705.433 200,704 Aspnet_isapi.dll
10-Jun-2003 23:45 1.0.3705.433 28,672 Aspnet_rc.dll
10-Jun-2003 23:07 1.0.3705.433 69,632 Corperfmonext.dll
10-Jun-2003 23:05 1.0.3705.433 303,104 Mscorjit.dll
12-Jun-2003 10:13 1.0.3705.433 1,953,792 Mscorlib.dll
10-Jun-2003 23:06 1.0.3705.433 2,269,184 Mscorsvr.dll
10-Jun-2003 23:06 1.0.3705.433 2,269,184 Mscorwks.dll
12-Jun-2003 10:15 1.0.3705.433 1,196,032 System.Web.dll