Article ID: 841788
Article Last Modified on 6/5/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1
SYMPTOMS
When you try to set the APPCRETRYLIMIT value for the Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) print server to infinite (-1) by using Snacfg.exe, the retry limit is incorrectly set to 65535 seconds.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because an incorrect variable type is used.
RESOLUTION
Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
328152 How to obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000
Hotfix 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
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05-May-2004 21:56 5.0.0.981 250,128 Snacfg.exe
Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains these files may also contain additional files.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the Host Integration Server 2000 MMC Snapin or Windows Management Instrumentation to set the APPCRETRYLIMIT value.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 2.
MORE INFORMATION
The updated Snacfg.exe file permits you to set the APPCRETRYLIMIT value to infinite (-1). The possible range is -1 to 65534 seconds.
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