Microsoft KB Archive/297644

= FIX: BizTalk Editor and Mapper Do Not Start and Fail to Load Schema Files After MSXML 4.0 Beta Is Installed =

Article ID: 297644

Article Last Modified on 10/17/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q297644



SYMPTOMS
After you install the Microsoft XML 4.0 Beta on a computer running BizTalk Server 2000, the following behavior may occur in the BizTalk Editor or BizTalk Mapper:
 * If you install the MSXML 4.0 Beta in replace mode, the BizTalk Editor and BizTalk Mapper cannot be started. Nothing happens after you try to start the BizTalk Editor or BizTalk Mapper. No error message is displayed and no error is recorded in the event logs.

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 If you install the MSXML 4.0 Beta in side-by-side mode, the following error message occurs when you attempt to open a schema with the BizTalk Editor or BizTalk Mapper:

The file c:\...\schema.xml could not be properly opened.

Reason: The parameter is incorrect.





RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299664 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack



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 BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbbiztalk2000sp1fix KB297644

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