Microsoft KB Archive/905615

= A new registry key in SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services controls server behavior when a pre-SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services SP3 client tries to access the server =

Article ID: 905615

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



INTRODUCTION
In Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 3 (SP3), a new registry value controls server behavior when a pre-SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services SP3 client tries to access the server.



MORE INFORMATION
The new registry value is stored in the following registry subkey:

You must create this registry subkey on the server.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

 

 On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD. Type ConnectPre80SP3Clients, and then press ENTER. On the Edit menu, click Modify. Type 1, and then click OK.</li></ol>

Depending on the value of the  registry subkey, the following behavior occurs:

By default, the registry subkey value is 1. This value allows for backward compatibility.

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