Help! After KB944338, ASP fails (and MS won't help)

After installing the latest Windows Update, KB944338, my local
development server is no longer functioning.

I am running Personal Web Manager on Windows 2000. I am just a lowly
front-end web developer still doing all my server-side coding in
classic ASP/VBScript. (If it ain't broke...)

Anyway, I've never had a problem before, but after installing the
lastest vbscript.dll-related update, I now get this error whenever I
try to access any page on my local server:

Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0201'
Invalid Default Script Language
The default script language specified for this application is invalid.

And absolutely nothing I have tried has worked thus far. I tried
uninstalling the update, but while that removes the new vbscript.dll
from system32 and replaces it with the old one, it hasn't fixed the
problem. I know it's not related to the default script language
setting; that still is set to VBSCRIPT, just like it's always been.
Even if it wasn't, all my pages start with <% @LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>.
I also tried re-registering vbscript.dll, but it didn't help.

I am really not well-versed in IIS or DLLs or anything, so please be
gentle, but if anyone can help me here, I would be most appreciative.

I tried every route with Microsoft directly, but they keep telling me
that since I'm still using Windows 2000, they can't offer support or
advice without charging me lots and lots of money. Help!

Thank you!

David
Tue May 06 22:07:08 CDT 2008

On May 6, 5:50=A0pm, Botch the Crab <botc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> After installing the latest Windows Update, KB944338, my local
> development server is no longer functioning.
>
> I am running Personal Web Manager on Windows 2000. I am just a lowly
> front-end web developer still doing all my server-side coding in
> classic ASP/VBScript. (If it ain't broke...)
>
> Anyway, I've never had a problem before, but after installing the
> lastest vbscript.dll-related update, I now get this error whenever I
> try to access any page on my local server:
>
> Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0201'
> Invalid Default Script Language
> The default script language specified for this application is invalid.
>
> And absolutely nothing I have tried has worked thus far. I tried
> uninstalling the update, but while that removes the new vbscript.dll
> from system32 and replaces it with the old one, it hasn't fixed the
> problem. I know it's not related to the default script language
> setting; that still is set to VBSCRIPT, just like it's always been.
> Even if it wasn't, all my pages start with <% @LANGUAGE=3D"VBSCRIPT" %>.
> I also tried re-registering vbscript.dll, but it didn't help.
>
> I am really not well-versed in IIS or DLLs or anything, so please be
> gentle, but if anyone can help me here, I would be most appreciative.
>
> I tried every route with Microsoft directly, but they keep telling me
> that since I'm still using Windows 2000, they can't offer support or
> advice without charging me lots and lots of money. Help!
>
> Thank you!


Are you running Windows 2000 SP4 Server?

Because according to published Life Cycle policy:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=3Dlifecycle

1. KB 944338 is a security patch. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944338
2. The Security Patch states that it is supported on Windows 2000 SP4
3. According to the Life Cycle Policy, Server Security Patches are
supported for minimum of 10 years for the product at the appropriate
patch level

So, depending on your specifics, you may/not be supported. I would
trust Microsoft PSS to be able to figure out who is supported; just
letting you know the specifics of how it is determined, for your
benefit.


//David
http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
//

Daniel
Wed May 07 03:53:43 CDT 2008

Botch wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:50:17 -0700 (PDT):

> After installing the latest Windows Update, KB944338, my local
> development server is no longer functioning.

> I am running Personal Web Manager on Windows 2000. I am just a lowly
> front-end web developer still doing all my server-side coding in
> classic ASP/VBScript. (If it ain't broke...)

> Anyway, I've never had a problem before, but after installing the
> lastest vbscript.dll-related update, I now get this error whenever I
> try to access any page on my local server:

> Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0201'
> Invalid Default Script Language
> The default script language specified for this application is invalid.

> And absolutely nothing I have tried has worked thus far. I tried
> uninstalling the update, but while that removes the new vbscript.dll
> from system32 and replaces it with the old one, it hasn't fixed the
> problem. I know it's not related to the default script language
> setting; that still is set to VBSCRIPT, just like it's always been.
> Even if it wasn't, all my pages start with <% @LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>.
> I also tried re-registering vbscript.dll, but it didn't help.

> I am really not well-versed in IIS or DLLs or anything, so please be
> gentle, but if anyone can help me here, I would be most appreciative.

> I tried every route with Microsoft directly, but they keep telling me
> that since I'm still using Windows 2000, they can't offer support or
> advice without charging me lots and lots of money. Help!

> Thank you!


Apparently changing the script debugging options via IIS manager might well
fix this. Just change them, apply, and change them back.

Also look here at Fac3: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb878051.aspx

And here: http://classicasp.aspfaq.com/general/why-do-i-get-invalid-default-script-language-errors.html

--
Dan