Microsoft KB Archive/814054

= Internet Sharing Configuration Dialog Box Unexpectedly Appears When You Programmatically Enable or Disable the ICF =

Article ID: 814054

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you programmatically enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) functionality by calling the INetSharingConfiguration::EnableInternetFirewall function, the Internet Sharing Configuration dialog box appears and prompts the user about whether to enable or disable the ICF.



RESOLUTION
After you install the following hotfix, the Internet Sharing Configuration dialog box no longer appears. A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  17-Feb-2003  18:35  5.1.2600.1169     240,128  Hnetcfg.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbfix kbqfe kbbug KB814054

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