Microsoft KB Archive/327250

= DirectDraw May Not Work After You Install Windows Installer 2.0 =

Article ID: 327250

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q327250



SYMPTOMS
After you install Windows Installer 2.0, some programs that use DirectDraw may not work.



CAUSE
The Msi.dll and Ddraw.dll dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) are configured on overlapping load addresses. This is typically not a problem because the later DLL is moved. However, Ddraw.dll cannot work at a moved load address.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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 -  15-Aug-2002  16:20  4.4.1381.7012  141,584  Ddraw.dll NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: msi

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB327250

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