Article ID: 245678
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
This article was previously published under Q245678
SYMPTOMS
After you apply Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, Winsock calls may not work properly. Generally the problem manifests itself when a program attempts to connect to a server. You may see an application layer error like:
or
CAUSE
The problem only occurs if the user does not have full administrative rights to the computer.
RESOLUTION
Windows NT 4 Service Pack 6a has been released to fix this problem. A hotfix is available to update SP6 systems to SP6a. For more information, please click the article link below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
246009 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Available
For more 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 prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name Platform
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11/11/1999 05:18p 66,352 Afd.sys x86
11/11/1999 05:23p 115,184 Afd.sys Alpha
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.
Additional query words: winsock connection refused lotus notes kbfaqw2knet
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