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Q138126: Event ID: 9 and 7000 if AppleTalk Zone Names Exceed 21 Chars.

Article: Q138126
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you create an AppleTalk Zone in Windows NT with a name containing more
than 21 characters and you restart Windows NT, the following error messages
appear in the system log:

  Event ID: 9 Description: "No default zone was specified for adapter
  <your_adapter>"

  Event ID: 7000 Description: "The Apple Talk Protocol service failed to start
  due to the following error: A device attached to the system is not
  functioning."

If you attempt to start Services for Macintosh by running Control Panel and
choosing Services, the following error message appears:

  1068 Dependency Errors

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This
problem was corrected in the latest US Service Pack for Windows NT. For
information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt Mac sp2

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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