Article ID: 830605
Article Last Modified on 1/4/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP) version 5.1 was included in the following service packs:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack (SP) 3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
However, the WinHTTP proxy configuration tool, Proxycfg.exe, was not included in these service packs.
Earlier versions of Proxycfg.exe do not work with WinHTTP 5.1.
RESOLUTION
Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name ---------------------------------------------------- 07-Jan-2004 20:49 5.1.2486.0 23,040 Proxycfg.exe
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.
MORE INFORMATION
WinHTTP 5.1 is a new version of WinHTTP that is now included in the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and later versions, except the Datacenter Server version
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and later versions
- The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating systems
For additional information about WinHTTP and related tools, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network Web sites:
About WinHTTP
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382925.aspx
What's new in WinHTTP 5.1
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384086.aspx
Using WinHTTP tools
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384084.aspx
REFERENCES
For more information about a related problem, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
829735 BUG: "WinHTTP5.dll could not be found" error message when you run Proxycfg.exe after you install MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2
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