RasEnumConnections() Returns an Incorrect Device Name (317439)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

This article was previously published under Q317439

SYMPTOMS

The Unicode version of the RasEnumConnections function may return an incorrect string for the device name if the device name contains non-ANSI characters.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the string that is returned by the Unicode version of the function is converted twice.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   26-Feb-2002  15:39  5.0.2195.4983  194,320  Rasapi32.dll
   26-Feb-2002  15:39  5.0.2195.4983  528,144  Rasdlg.dll
   26-Feb-2002  15:39  5.0.2195.4983   58,128  Rasman.dll
   26-Feb-2002  15:39  5.0.2195.4983  152,848  Rasmans.dll
   26-Feb-2002  15:39  5.0.2195.4983   54,032  Rastapi.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/27/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbDirServices kbfix kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB317439