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Q161450: Not All Bytes Returned Using Adobe Acrobat w/ IIS 2.0

Article: Q161450
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 2.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 07-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Some Adobe Acrobat .pdf files will fail to display when you use Internet
Information Server 2.0.

CAUSE
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Internet Information Server 2.0 does not correctly serve multiple byte ranges.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft Internet Information
Server version 2.0. This problem was corrected in Service Pack 2 for Microsoft
Windows NT Server 4.0. 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


MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft. We make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding performance
or reliability of these products.
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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis200
Version           : 2.00
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug

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