Microsoft KB Archive/196334

= How to Determine If a Hotfix Is Compatible with Terminal Server =

Article ID: 196334

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196334



SUMMARY
When installing hotfixes on a server running Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, it is important to confirm that the hotfix has been built to run on Terminal Server. Hotfixes that are built to run on Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition will have the 0x8000 bit set in the last two bytes of the FileVer property of the VS_FIXEDFILEINFO structure. You can use the Filever.exe utility to examine this structure.



MORE INFORMATION
When you use the FILEVER utility on Apimon.exe from the Support directory of the Windows NT Terminal Server Edition CDROM, you will see the following information:   filever /v apimon.exe --a-- W32i APP ENU 4.0.1381.32772 shp    184,080 06-16-1998 apimon.exe Language       0x0409 (English (United States)) CharSet        0x04b0 Unicode OleSelfRegister Disabled CompanyName    Microsoft Corporation FileDescription API Monitor Debugger InternalName   apimon.exe OriginalFilenam apimon.exe ProductName    Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM) Operating System ProductVersion 4.00 FileVersion    4.00 LegalCopyright Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1998

VS_FIXEDFILEINFO: Signature:     feef04bd Struc Ver:     00010000 FileVer:       00040000:05658004 (4.0:1381.32772) ProdVer:       00040000:05658004 (4.0:1381.32772) FlagMask:      0000003f Flags:         00000000 OS:            00040004 NT Win32 FileType:      00000001 App SubType:       00000000 FileDate:      00000000:00000000 Note that the FileVer property shows a version number of 00040000:05658004 (in hex) and 4.0:1381.32772 (in decimal). In this example, the last two bytes are 0x8004. Because the 0x8000 bit is set, this file was built for Terminal Server. Therefore, any number greater than 32767 in last position of the dotted decimal version number will be compatible.

The Filever.exe utility can be found in the Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit Supplement Two (or later). For more information, see the resource kit documentation and the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181385 Update.exe from Service Pack May Overwrite Newer OEM Files

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