Microsoft KB Archive/888243

= You receive a “Can’t Convert from Native Datatype” error message when a Web-aware COM program accesses a Windows 2000 Server-based computer =

Article ID: 888243

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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SYMPTOMS
When a Web-aware COM program such as an ASP.NET program accesses a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer that is running the Active Directory directory service, you may receive the following error message:

Can't Convert from Native Datatype



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone 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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix replaces the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

835554 &quot;Handling of this ADS value Type is not yet implemented&quot; error when you run a Web-aware COM application

The hotfix that is described in Knowledge Base article 835554 does not fix all the credential management problems that can occur in Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI).

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  26-Oct-2004  10:49  5.0.2195.6993     126,736  Adsldp.dll 26-Oct-2004 10:49  5.0.2195.6993     133,392  Adsldpc.dll 26-Oct-2004 10:49  5.0.2195.6993      63,760  Adsmsext.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6876     388,368  Advapi32.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6866      69,904  Browser.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6824     134,928  Dnsapi.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6876      92,432  Dnsrslvr.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6883      47,888  Eventlog.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6890     143,632  Kdcsvc.dll 11-Mar-2004 03:37  5.0.2195.6903     210,192  Kerberos.dll 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824      71,888  Ksecdd.sys 11-Mar-2004 03:37  5.0.2195.6902     520,976  Lsasrv.dll 26-Feb-2004 00:59  5.0.2195.6902      33,552  Lsass.exe 11-Mar-2004 03:37  5.0.2195.6897     123,152  Msv1_0.dll 10-Jun-2004 17:58  5.0.2195.6949     309,008  Netapi32.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6891     371,472  Netlogon.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6896   1,028,880  Ntdsa.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6897     388,368  Samsrv.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6893     111,376  Scecli.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6903     253,200  Scesrv.dll 12-Oct-2004 11:10  5.0.2195.6983   6,125,568  Sp3res.dll 24-Mar-2004 03:17  5.0.2195.6824      50,960  W32time.dll 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824      57,104  W32tm.exe 19-Jun-2003 21:05  5.0.2195.6666     162,064  Wldap32.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.

