Microsoft KB Archive/319460

= A Netsh DHCP Import Does Not Import Configuration Information =

Article ID: 319460

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q319460



SYMPTOMS
If you run a Netsh command (such as netsh dhcp server scope 10.0.0.0 set optionvalue 160 STRING OU=Workstations) to set the DHCP scope options, you may receive the following error message:

Parameters passed are either incomplete or invalid



CAUSE
Netsh does not parse the command correctly if the option string contains an equal sign.



Service Pack Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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

Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name ---  18-Apr-2002  20:19  5.0.2195.5603  306,448  Dhcpmon.dll



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, set the DHCP options by using the DHCP snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).



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 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.



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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbwin2ksp4fix kbdirservices kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp4fix KB319460

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