FIX: BizTalk Server 2004 may experience high CPU utilization in disassembling XML messages

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 may experience high CPU utilization. This problem typically occurs when you use the XMLReceive default pipeline or you use any custom receive pipeline with the XML Disassembler component. Under load, the CPU utilization may reach 100 percent.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

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 tool in Control Panel. Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was corrected in BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1.

This hotfix improves BizTalk Server 2004 performance by optimizing the internal processing of XPaths in the XML Disassembler. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: