Microsoft KB Archive/837682

= Smart card APIs may fail during a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services session =

Article ID: 837682

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to use various smart card APIs in a custom program, the APIs may not work correctly in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services session. Your custom program may return the following error message:

SCARD_E_INVALID_PARAMETER

Error: -2146435068 (hex=80100004) Error Description: Method '~' of object '~' failed



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix 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.

IA-64
  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name ---  25-Feb-2004  18:45  5.2.3790.132       69,120  Scredir.dll      IA-64 25-Feb-2004 18:44  5.2.3790.132       27,648  Wscredir.dll     x86 19-Jan-2004 22:53                        271  Branches.inf 25-Feb-2004 18:51                     10,119  Kb837682.cat 25-Feb-2004 18:47                        354  Updatebr.inf 25-Feb-2004 18:47                      6,530  Update_rtmqfe.inf

x86
  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  25-Feb-2004  18:44  5.2.3790.132       27,648  Scredir.dll 19-Jan-2004 22:54                        271  Branches.inf 25-Feb-2004 18:50                      9,766  Kb837682.cat 25-Feb-2004 18:45                        354  Updatebr.inf 25-Feb-2004 18:46                      6,260  Update_rtmqfe.inf



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbsecurity kbclientserver kbclient kberrmsg kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbinterop kbqfe kbfix kbbug KB837682

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