Windows Services For UNIX Components Do Not Work Optimally After Windows NT 4.0-to-Windows 2000 Upgrade (322810)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0
This article was previously published under Q322810

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade your computer from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000, certain Windows Services For UNIX 3.0 components no longer function optimally.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, remove and then reinstall these components to replace the Windows NT 4.0-specific components with Windows 2000-specific Windows Services For UNIX components. Use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel to remove the following components if they are installed on the system:

Client for NFS
Gateway For NFS
Telnet Server

After you have removed these components, use Add/Remove Programs to reinstall these components. This method will upgrade the services to the Windows 2000-specific components.

NOTE: If you run the Installation Wizard and select Reinstall/Repair, this method does not upgrade these components.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows NT 4.0 Windows Services For UNIX binaries listed in the "Resolution" section of this article will run on either Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000-based systems. However, Microsoft recommends that you individually upgrade these components after you upgrade to Windows 2000. Windows 2000 supports the /robust switch. This flag tells the Microsoft Interface Definition Language (MIDL) compiler to generate additional error-checking information, which the Network Data Representation (NDR) engine uses to perform integrity checks at run time. The /robust switch is available only under Windows 2000. These components were compiled by using the /robust switch.

For more information about /robust, MIDL, and NDR, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/5/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB322810
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