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Q192547: WINSADMIN Writes Invalid SP Time to Registry

Article: Q192547
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400sp4fix
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
========

After you apply the hotfix described in the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base

  Q187555 WINS Incorrect Version ID Assigned During Scavenging

you encounter the following event in the event log when the WINS service starts:

  4183 - WINS_EVT_WRONG_TIME_FORMAT
  ---------------------------------
  The format of time should be hh:mm:ss. Check value of "SpTime" in the
  Registry.

CAUSE
=====

You only see this event if you have the Log Detailed Events option selected in
the Advanced Configuration dialog box via WinsAdmin UI.

When the SpTime is 0 (the empty string), the internal time class writes out the
string as "--". The old code never wrote out the string if the time was 0, so
this wouldn't happen. The fix is to delete the value if it is 0.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION
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SpTime
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  Data Type: REG_SZ
  Default: None
  Path: ..\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\Partners\Pull
         \<Ip Address>

Specifies the start time for replication. For SpTime, WINS replicates at the set
time if it is in the future for that day. After that, it replicates every number
of seconds specified by TimeInterval. If SpTime is in the past for that day,
WINS replicates every number of seconds specified by TimeInterval, starting from
the current time (if InitTimeReplication is set to 1).
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Keywords          : kbWinNT400sp4fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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