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Q177769: XADM: Assert Error When You Extract Windows NT Account List

Article: Q177769
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program to extract the
Windows NT Account List (using the Tools menu), the following error message may
appear:

  Assert
  File F:\admin\src\libs\base\basestr.cxx at line 3688
  Assert(cbRequired <= cbMac);

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. 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: crash hang

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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