Microsoft KB Archive/900965

= Event ID: 4311 occurs when you upgrade from Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 to Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 900965

Article Last Modified on 6/10/2005

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition 

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SYMPTOMS
When you upgrade from Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, the following error is logged in the System event log:

Event Source: NetBT

Event Category: None

Event ID: 4311

Date:

Time:

Type: Error

User:

Computer:

Description: Initialization failed because the driver device could not be created.

In this scenario, the NetBIOS transport driver works correctly. You do not experience any network connectivity problems.

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CAUSE
Windows logs this event because a non-zero value is incorrectly returned when Windows detects and references the newly introduced network adaptor. The adaptor is redetected as part of the upgrade process.

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RESOLUTION
In this scenario, you can safely ignore the Error event. The Error event is harmless.

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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.

Keywords: kbtshoot KB900965

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