Microsoft KB Archive/317439

= RasEnumConnections Returns an Incorrect Device Name =

Article ID: 317439

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q317439



SYMPTOMS
The Unicode version of the RasEnumConnections function may return an incorrect string for the device name if the device name contains non-ANSI characters.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the string that is returned by the Unicode version of the function is converted twice.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 26-Feb-2002 15:39  5.0.2195.4983  194,320  Rasapi32.dll 26-Feb-2002 15:39  5.0.2195.4983  528,144  Rasdlg.dll 26-Feb-2002 15:39  5.0.2195.4983   58,128  Rasman.dll 26-Feb-2002 15:39  5.0.2195.4983  152,848  Rasmans.dll 26-Feb-2002 15:39  5.0.2195.4983   54,032  Rastapi.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

Additional query words: kbDirServices

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbdirservices kbhotfixserver KB317439

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