Article ID: 305076
Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q305076
SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to add a contact in the Exchange 2000 Instant Messaging client, you may receive the following error message:
In addition, some of your Exchange 2000 Instant Messaging contacts may not be displayed in your contact list. This occurs intermittently; later, the contacts are displayed again.
This problem occurs only if Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and the Instant Messaging Service are installed on the same computer.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301378 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Component: Instant Messaging
| File name | Version |
|---|---|
| Dsaccess.dll | 6.0.4720.24 |
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Service Pack 1.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 2.
MORE INFORMATION
You must apply this fix on all of the computers that are deployed in the environment that are running both Exchange 2000 and the Instant Messaging Service. After you apply the fix, you must disable and then re-enable each Instant Messaging user.
Additional query words: instmsg exch2kp2w
Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbexchange2000presp2fix kbfix kbqfe KB305076
