Microsoft KB Archive/272485

= NetDDE Client Is Unable to Connect to NetDDE Server on First Attempt by Using Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 272485

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q272485



SYMPTOMS
When a NetDDE client attempts to connect to a DDE server that runs on a Windows 2000-based computer, it may appear to connect successfully, and DdeConnect does not fail. However, when you try to get or put data, there may be no response from the server.



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    Platform 09/22/00 06:37PM  5.0.2195.2302  114,000  Netdde.exe   I386



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem and make the connection work, use either of the following methods:
 * Connect to the same DDE server on the same Windows 2000-based computer from a third client computer.
 * Continue to disconnect and reconnect. After an intermittent period of time, the connection may begin to work.



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 2.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbenv kbfix kbnetwork kbqfe KB272485

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