Microsoft KB Archive/265686

= IPCONFIG Returns &quot;Fatal Error: Inconsistent Registry Contents&quot; =

Article ID: 265686

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q265686



SYMPTOMS
On a multihomed server running the Check Point Firewall-1 software, you may receive the following error message when you attempt to use the IPCONFIG command:

Fatal error: Inconsistent Registry contents



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you remove a network interface card entry from the registry or if you make substantial changes to the network after installing the Check Point Firewall-1 software.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, update the Tcpip.sys file. Follow these steps:


 * 1) Uninstall the Check Point Firewall-1 software.
 * 2) Expand the Tcpip.sys file from the latest Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack.
 * 3) Copy the new Tcpip.sys file to the %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers folder.
 * 4) Restart the server.
 * 5) Reinstall the Check Point Firewall-1 software.



MORE INFORMATION
For information about how to contact Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd., click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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