You cannot use the ISA Server administration COM objects to delete a rule in ISA Server 2004 (899137)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004, Standard Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, you use the ISA Server administration COM objects to delete a rule. However, the rule is not deleted.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
  • The rule name contains non-English uppercase letters.
  • The application changes the locale.
Note The ISA Server COM code that handles rule names is locale-sensitive.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

891024 How to obtain the latest ISA Server 2004 service pack

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 ISA Server 2004 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix on ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition, you must have ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   03-May-2005  12:33  4.0.2163.266    3,533,584  Msfpccom.dll

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use only English uppercase letters in rule names.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in ISA Server 2004. This problem was first corrected in Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to install ISA Server 2004 hotfixes and updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

885957 How to install ISA Server hotfixes and updates

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/12/2006
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