DOCUMENT:Q245008 10-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :Ipconfig Generates Inconsistent Registry Contents Error Message. PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use the Ipconfig command on a multihomed Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0-based computer and the computer is running Checkpoint Firewall, you may receive the following error message: Fatal error: Inconsistent Registry contents CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur when you use Checkpoint Firewall and you delete the registry key for a network interface card or make substantial changes to the network. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, follow these steps: 1. At the Windows NT Server 4.0-based computer, remove Checkpoint Firewall. 2. Copy the Tcpip.sys or Tcpip.sy_ file from the latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack to the \%SystemRoot%\System32 folder. 3. If it is necessary to expand the copied file, type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER expand sourcepath destinationpath where sourcepath is the drive and folder where the file is located and the name of the file, and destinationpath is the drive and folder where you want to copy the file. For example, type the following command to expand the Tcpip.sy_ file to the C:\Winnt\System32 folder: expand c:\winnt\system32\tcpip.sy_ c:\winnt\system32 4. Restart the computer. 5. Reinstall Checkpoint Firewall. MORE INFORMATION ================ For more information about how to use the Expand utility, type "expand /?" (without the quotation marks) at a command prompt, and then press ENTER. Additional query words: tcp/ip ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : winnt:4.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= 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.