Microsoft KB Archive/298153

= SPX Header Are Not Available for a Terminate Packet =

Article ID: 298153

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q298153



SYMPTOMS
If a 16-bit SPX Sockets program tries to read the SPX header on a terminate packet in Windows 2000, it does not work.



CAUSE
The Microsoft Windows NT implementation of Sockets does not make the SPX header available on a terminate packet.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for 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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time     Version          Size     File name ---  5/21/2001   12:03p  5.0.2195.3629    20,240   Vwipxspx.dll



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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbNetworking

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbnetwork kbhotfixserver KB298153

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