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Q180710: Browser Returns Error 270 (0x0000010e)

Article: Q180710
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSiteServer300sp2fix
Last Modified: 09-JUN-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you make a request for a Web page from Microsoft Internet Information
Server (IIS), the server reports the following error message to the browser:

  Error 270 (0x0000010e)

CAUSE
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This error occurs when an IIS application calls a COM object that changes the
thread type and does not reset it before exiting. The next time IIS tries to use
this thread, the thread type is checked and if it is incorrect, the error 270 is
returned to the client.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version
4.0. For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.


Additional query words: iis 270 error hotfix bug

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Keywords          : kbSiteServer300sp2fix 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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