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> On a Windows 2000 server with all the latest updates, the .Net Framework
> freezes the system.  IIS 5.1 is installed and SQL Server 2000 is installed
> on
> this development server.
>
> I have changed security settings, timeouts, uninstalled and reinstalled.
> nothing seems to help.
>
> The following happens: When opening the ASP.NET tab on IIS, the server
> processor goes to 100%. This does not crash the system. When I open an
> ASPX
> page from the server, the server does not spike to 100%, but the entire
> server slows in response. Even limiting memory consumption does not help,
> as
> the server memory never falls significantly.
>
> The next operation attempted on the server, even shutdown, now fails and
> the
> server stops responding. Occasionally, if you wait, a screen refresh
> occurs.
> However, you cannot use the task manager, menu system, or shutdown the
> system
> with anything less than a physical reset.