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Q183699: Winsdmp.exe Inefficiently Dumps WINS Databases with Large ID

Article: Q183699
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Winsdmp.exe performance is not acceptable when trying to dump the WINS database
of a WINS server with large version ID. An example of a large version ID would
look like the following:

  Hex: 0x1d88100000000

Converting the value to decimal would be:

  5.195235390915e+14

Winsdmp.exe would start counting in intervals of hexadecimal 0x7cf or 1999
decimal. Even when dumping at these intervals, it would take years to reach the
high version ID listed above.

CAUSE
=====

Winsdmp.exe was designed to start from record 0 and serially count up until the
highest version ID was reached.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems
experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services
to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services
phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following
address on the World Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Date     | Time   | Size   | File Name   | Platform | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 01/19/98 | 05:53p | 6,416  | Winsdb.dll  | (x86)    | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 01/19/98 | 05:53p | 8,976  | Winsdmp.exe | (x86)    | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 01/19/98 | 05:49p | 11,536 | Winsdb.dll  | (Alpha)  | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 01/19/98 | 05:50p | 15,120 | Winsdmp.exe | (Alpha)  | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+


STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
================

This fix now seeks to cells that actually have records instead of serially
starting from record 0.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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