Microsoft KB Archive/279866

= Iphlpapi.dll Error Message with a 16-Bit Windows Sockets-Based Program =

Article ID: 279866

Article Last Modified on 9/26/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279866



SYMPTOMS
When you run a 16-bit Windows Sockets-based program on your Windows Millennium Edition-based computer, you may receive the following error message when the program makes a call to the Winsock connect function:

&quot;program name&quot; has caused an error in IPHLPAPI.DLL.

&quot;program name&quot; will now close.

Note that you may receive the preceding error message even though the 16-bit Windows Sockets-based program works correctly on all other Windows operating systems.



CAUSE
This problem can occur because the Internet Protocol Helper API component (Iphlpapi.dll) was rebuilt for Windows Millennium Edition (Me) with transport capabilities that contain a definition that resulted in a stack overflow condition.

The TDI interface allows for transport drivers that are independent of the network card.



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 immediately, download the fix by clicking the download link later in this article or 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 following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download 279866usam.exe now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date        Time    Version    Size    File name ---  11/28/2000  07:17p  4.90.3001  39,184  Iphlpapi.dll



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Windows Me hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

295413 General Information About Windows Millennium Edition Hotfixes

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