Directory Services Client Update for Windows 98 (323455)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q323455

SYMPTOMS

This article describes the updated version of the Directory Services Client Update for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 98 Second Edition.

For additional information about the availability of the updated client, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276472 Directory Services Client is not included with Windows Me

The "More Information" section of this article includes the following topics:
  • New Features
  • Problems resolved by the updated client
  • How to identify which version of the client is installed

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   30-Sep-2002  09:28  5.0.2920.5  3,102,480  Dsclient.exe
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later: 
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   03-Nov-1999  13:11  5.0.2172.1       184,080  Activeds.dll
   05-Oct-1999  11:01  5.0.2143.1       107,520  Activeds.tlb
   07-Oct-1999  11:07                    90,697  Adprop.hlp
   03-Nov-1999  13:13  5.0.2172.1       125,200  Adsldp.dll
   03-Nov-1999  13:11  5.0.2172.1       130,320  Adsldpc.dll
   03-Nov-1999  13:15  5.0.2172.1        61,712  Adsmsext.dll
   05-Oct-1999  11:02  5.0.2143.1       166,672  Adsnds.dll
   30-Nov-1999  12:15  5.0.2191.1       204,048  Adsnt.dll
   05-Oct-1999  11:01  5.0.2143.1       117,008  Adsnw.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:33  5.0.2195.1        77,072  Cmnquery.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:32  5.0.2195.1        44,304  Cryptdll.dll
   06-Aug-2002  09:19  4.10.0.2231       25,427  Dfs.vxd
   02-Dec-1999  11:30  5.0.2181.1       132,880  Dnsapi.dll
   01-Apr-1999  12:13                    14,095  Dsclient.chm
   12-Feb-1999  11:48                    11,806  Dsclient.hlp
   07-Dec-1999  12:34  5.0.2195.1        40,720  Dsfolder.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:34  5.0.2195.1       171,792  Dsprop.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:34  5.0.2195.1       156,944  Dsquery.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:33  5.0.2195.1       110,352  Dsuiext.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:32  5.0.2195.1        34,064  Logonsrv.dll
   30-Nov-1999  19:39  5.0.2134.1        52,496  Msasn1.dll
   19-Feb-2002  11:06  4.10.0.2225       61,952  Msnet32.dll
   27-Oct-1999  11:20  4.10.0.2225       70,144  Msnp32.dll
   06-Jun-1997  13:09  4.20.0.6164      266,240  Msvcrt.dll  (95 only)
   18-Dec-2001  12:24  5.0.2195.4784     28,944  Negotiat.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:33  5.0.2195.1        48,400  Ntdsapi.dll
   06-Jun-1997  13:09  4.10.0.1381       31,744  Nwapi32.dll
   07-Dec-1999  12:34  5.0.2195.1        62,224  Nwapilyr.dll
   06-Jun-1997  13:10  3.51.867.1       474,112  Radmin32.dll
   06-Jun-1997  13:10  3.51.867.1         9,728  Rlocal32.dll
   30-Jun-2000  06:19  4.10.0.2228       59,904  Secur32.dll
   19-Aug-1999  11:34  4.10.0.2223       17,719  Vnetsup.vxd
   06-Aug-2002  09:19  4.10.0.2231      165,973  Vredir.vxd
   30-Nov-1999  19:39  5.0.2168.1       159,504  Wldap32.dll
In Windows 95, the updated client installer installs the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) update package version that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

242918 DCOM heap memory leak when using IDataObject/IAdviseSink

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. 
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   27-Oct-1999  10:42  4.71.1015.0    1,223,904  Dcom95.exe

MORE INFORMATION

New Features

You can use the following command-line options with the DSClient installer (DSClient.exe). Note that the portions of the command-line options that are enclosed in quotation marks ("") are passed to an internal setup package (Setup.exe). The following list is comprehensive:
  • To bypass user input to the wizard, run the following command:

    dsclient.exe /c:"setup.exe /q"

    When you do so, the Cancel button is available and the user is presented with a Restart dialog box in which they must input data.
  • To bypass the restart operation and suppress the Restart dialog box, run the following command:

    dsclient.exe /c:"setup.exe /r:n"

    When you do so, no user input is required, but the wizard is visible, and the Cancel button is available.
  • To use administrative quiet mode, run the following command:

    dsclient.exe /c:"setup.exe /q:a"

    When you do so, you bypass the restart operation, suppress the Restart dialog box, and suppress the wizard, but the disk space check still occurs.
  • Note that the command-line options that are described earlier affect the operation of the internal Setup package. The outer (Internet Express) package may still display an animated File Extract progress dialog box. To turn off this dialog box, add the /q:a switch, for example:

    dsclient.exe /q:a /c:"setup.exe /q:a"

For additional information about how command-line switches work (with respect to the client installer), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

197147 Command-line switches for IExpress software update packages

Problems Resolved by the Updated Client

Component: Directory Service Client Installer (DSClient.exe)

283261 Conflicts between the Active Directory Client Extension and Windows 98 hotfix files

325397 You cannot install Dial-Up Networking 1.4 when the Windows 9x Directory Services Client is installed

326694 Wldap32.dll file is removed when you remove the Directory Services Client for Windows 95 and Windows 98

Component: Msnet32.dll

317796 Failed logon adds two to Windows NT account lockout counter

Component: Negotiat.dll

310495 "Invalid page fault in module Negotiat.dll" error message during domain logon or Internet browsing

Component: Secur32.dll

266772 Client cannot log on if Unicode string is passed to NTLM security support provider interface

267879 Directory Service Client prevents Outlook 2000 from using "None" authentication to log on

Component: Vredir.vxd

293793 Exception 0E in Vredir error messages when you open network files

Component: Dfs.vxd

271496 One unsuccessful logon attempt may trigger the default Windows NT lockout policy

312622 DFS link to subfolder does not work

Component: Dfs.vxd and Vredir.vxd

322326 Error messages when you try to access a drive that is mapped to domain DFS root by using NetBIOS domain name

324212 "Exception 0E" error message when you try to connect to a DFS link target

327398 Error message when you try to connect to a DFS link target from a DFS root, or when you use a logon script to map a drive to a DFS root

327407 "Exception 0E" error message when you try to access a drive that is mapped to a DFS root

327408 DFS does not delete all entries from the DFS referral cache during logoff

327409 Client computer does not recognize all valid DFS path formats

How to Identify the Version of the Client That Is Installed

There are two available versions of the client installer. The following version is the original client. It is available on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server CDs only: 
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name     
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   07-Dec-1999  04:00  5.0.2920.0  3,100,432  Dsclient.exe
If this version of the client is installed, one of the following versions is listed on the Install/Uninstall tab of the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel:
  • DS Client For Windows 95
  • DS Client For Windows 98
The following version is the most recent version: 
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name     
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   30-Sep-2002  09:28  5.0.2920.5  3,102,480  Dsclient.exe
If this version of the client is installed, one of the following versions is listed on the Install/Uninstall tab of the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel:
  • DS Client For Windows 95 (5.0.2920.5)
  • DS Client For Windows 98 (5.0.2920.5)
You can find this Uninstall string value in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ds_Client

Value name: DisplayName

Note that the original version of the client had the Uninstall value in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DsClient

Value: DisplayName

For additional information about network administration, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326070 Client cannot access DFS link target if share and fault tolerant DFS root names differ

249841 How Windows 98 Active Directory Client Extension uses Active Directory site information

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbprb KB323455
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