Broadcast SAP Packets Make Windows NT-Based Computer Appear in the Display Servers List (294983)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q294983

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you choose to install both the Internet Help component and the Offline Browsing Pack on a Windows NT-based computer with NWLink and the Client Services for Netware during Internet Explorer Setup, your computer begins sending out SAP broadcast packets every 60 seconds. Also, your Windows NT-based computer appears on the Display Servers list on any Novell Server.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this problem, use Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) to locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RPC

Add the following value, and then restart your computer:

Value Name: AdvertiseRpcService
Data Type: REG_SZ
String: No

NOTE: A "No" string turns RPC SAP broadcasts off, and a "Yes" string turns RPC SAP broadcasts on.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/3/2003
Keywords:	kbnetwork kbprb kbui KB294983