WINS Manager Causes Error Message in Windows 2000 (255781)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q255781

SYMPTOMS

Running the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 WINS Manager tool on Windows 2000 causes application errors and Dr. Watson error messages.

CAUSE

The Winsrpc.dll file is updated in Windows 2000 and conflicts with the version from Windows NT 4.0. When Winsadmn.exe runs, it finds a conflict in the dynamic-link library (DLL).

RESOLUTION

Use Windows 2000 Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to control the Windows NT 4.0 server.

Or, copy WINS Manager and the appropriate DLLs from the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM to a new folder and then run the tool only from that location to prevent the tool from finding the wrong DLL in the path. The required files are:

Ipadrdll.dll
Winsadmn.hlp
Winsadmn.cnt
Winsrpc.dll
Winsadmn.exe

REFERENCES

For additional information about installing the Windows 2000 server tools, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

237995 Installing Usrmgr and Srvmgr in Windows 2000 Professional

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB255781
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