Microsoft KB Archive/872812

= &quot;CONF.EXE has generated errors and will be closed by Windows&quot; error message when you start NetMeeting or a third-party conference program that was built through the NetMeeting SDK =

Article ID: 872812

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft NetMeeting 1.0 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition 

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SYMPTOMS
When you start Microsoft NetMeeting or any third-party conference program that was built through the Microsoft NetMeeting software development kit (SDK), you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

CONF.EXE has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program.

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Hotfix information
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 telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version           Size     File name -  17-Aug-2004  16:19  5.0.2195.6969     659,728  Conf.exe 18-Aug-2004 16:56  5.0.2195.6969     250,128  Mst120.dll 18-Aug-2004 16:56  5.0.2195.6969     137,488  Nmft.dll

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

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

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp5fix kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB872812

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