Microsoft KB Archive/189807

= SMS: Error Msg: Unable to Locate Dll NWPROVAU.DLL =

Article ID: 189807

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189807



SYMPTOMS
Upon starting a Systems Management Server client, you may see the following error:

Unable to locate dll NWPROVAU.DLL



CAUSE
This problem can be caused by installing Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit 2.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem:
 * 1) Copy the NWPROVAU.DL_ file to the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 folder.
 * 2) Go to %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 prompt, and type EXPAND NWPROVAU.DL_ NWPROVAU.DLL.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
The file in question is a Novell NetWare support file, but the error may be seen on computers that have never had any Novell NetWare services installed.

Additional query words: appctrl32 novel

Keywords: kbarttypeinf kbbug kbinterop kbpending kbsmsadmin KB189807

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