Windows NT 3.51 WINS Admin Err Msg: The Parameter Is Incorrect (162845)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q162845 SYMPTOMS
When you connect to a Windows NT 3.51 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
server from another Windows NT 3.51 server, using the WINS Administrator
tool, and choose either Configuration or Replication Partners from the
Server menu, you receive the following error:
The Parameter is Incorrect.
CAUSE
This error will occur if you connect to a Windows NT 3.51 WINS Server from
a Windows NT 4.0 WINS Administrator tool and access either the
Configuration or Replication Partners choices in the Server Menu. After
performing this action, when you try to choose either Configuration or
Replication Partners on the server using the Windows NT 3.51 WINS
Administration tool, you may get the error.
The reason for this error is that, in Windows NT 4.0, the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\Paramete is
defined as follows:
BackupDirPath:REG_EXPAND_SZ
In Windows NT 3.51, the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\Paramete is
defined as follows:
When the Windows NT 4.0 WINS Administration tool is used to access the
Windows NT 3.51 WINS server, and the Configuration or Replication Partners
menu option is selected, the BackupDirPath is changed from REG_SZ to
REG_EXPAND_SZ. The result is that the Windows NT 3.51 WINS Administration
tool will not (from that point on) recognize the information stored in that
key's value field, and will return the error.
RESOLUTION
The Windows NT 3.51 WINS Administration tool was changed so that it
recognizes the BackupDirPath when it is defined as REG_EXPAND_SZ. Apply the
hotfix to the Windows NT 3.51 WINS Server.
NOTE: Be certain to rename the original Winsadmn.exe before copying the
hotfix version into your System32 folder.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. A
supported fix is now available, but is not fully regression-tested and
should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.
Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix.
Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbnetwork KB162845 |
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