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Q164646: BUG: Windows 95 ODBC Driver Traps During ODBC Installation

Article: Q164646
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using the ODBC Admin tool to install the ODBC driver on a double-byte
character set (DBCS) version of Windows 95, the SNA Server 3.0 Windows 95 ODBC
driver may encounter an access violation (AV).

CAUSE
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The Windows 95 SNA Client setup program copies the TrnsDt"x".dll files into the
Sna\System directory, instead of <Winroot>\System directory, causing an
access violation during ODBC driver installation.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the hotfix mentioned below.

The updated module is:

  Clients\Win95\Snafile.inf

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0. This
problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 U.S. Service Pack.
For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsna sna30

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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