DOCUMENT:Q262739 13-JUN-2001 [iis] TITLE :Can't Administer IIS on Window NT 4.0 from IIS 5.0 and ViceVersa PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::4.0,5.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbWin2000SP2Fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 - Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you try to administer IIS on a computer running Windows 2000 IIS 5.0 from a computer running Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0 installed by using ADSI, a 0x8007003 (Path not found) error message occurs. Also, if you try to administer IIS on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0 installed from a computer running Windows 2000 IIS 5.0 by using ADSI, a metabase error message occurs. CAUSE ===== The schema formats are different for IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0. Therefore, compatibility is broken. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File name Platform -------------------------------------------------------------- 04-07-2000 8:40PM 5.0.2195.2007 245,008 Adsiis.dll x86 For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 and Internet Information Services 5.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbWin2000SP2Fix Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400 Version : :4.0,5.0 Hardware : ALPHA x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.