This article describes the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 issue that is fixed in the SQL Server 2000 post-Service Pack 4 hotfix package that is dated January 22, 2008.
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Issue that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
When you run a full-text search on a server that is running SQL Server 2000, you may experience the following symptoms:
| • | The query may stop responding. |
| • | CPU usage is at 100%. |
| • | The Mssearch.exe process accounts for most of the CPU usage. |
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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only 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 SQL Server 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer 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.
Prerequisites
This hotfix is a post Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed.
For more information about SQL Server 2000 SP4, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290211 (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=290211/)
How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack
Restart information
You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.
Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
File information
Note Unlike other hotfixes for SQL Server 2000, the setup of this hotfix does not run on x64-based systems as expected. Microsoft will provide new information when it is available. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.
The English version of this hotfix 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 item in Control Panel.
Download information
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|
| Kb943677-x86-enu.exe | 6.1.22.0 | 1,688,088 | 22-Jan-2008 | 22:48 |
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|
| Sprecovr.exe | 6.2.29.0 | 29,408 | 17-Jan-2008 | 22:32 |
| Spupdsvc.exe | 6.2.29.0 | 22,752 | 17-Jan-2008 | 22:32 |
| Mssearch.exe | 9.107.8320.11 | 69,632 | 22-Jan-2008 | 22:34 |
| Mssrch.dll | 9.107.8320.15 | 1,306,624 | 22-Jan-2008 | 22:34 |
| Offfilt.dll | 11.0.6715.19 | 125,136 | 17-Oct-2006 | 06:40 |
| Srchidx.dll | 9.107.8320.11 | 393,216 | 22-Jan-2008 | 22:34 |
| Tquery.dll | 9.107.8320.17 | 1,536,000 | 22-Jan-2008 | 22:34 |
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