Microsoft KB Archive/232197

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XGEN: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Requires Updated Msdaps.dll

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Q232197

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Exchange 2000 requires an updated version for one of the Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) files, Msdaps.dll.

CAUSE
A version of Msdaps.dll is installed with Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta 3. However, Exchange 2000 requires an update of Msdaps.dll. Apply this fix before you install Exchange 2000.

RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing at a later time, to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 release that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. Normal 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 should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date      Time                 Size    File name     Platform -  04/29/99  08:43a               196,608 Msdaps.dll     x86 04/29/99 08:42a               372,736 Msdaps.dll     alpha

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
If you receive a hotfix installation package, it should install Msdaps.dll and register the DLL correctly. However, if you need to apply this hotfix manually, please use the following steps:


 * 1) Copy Msdaps.dll to the C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB folder. Click OK to replace the existing file with this updated version.
 * 2) Register Msdaps.dll by typing the following at a command prompt, or by clicking Start, Run, and typing the following command in the text box:

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