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Q236405: Terminal Server License Service May Not Start on 2/29/2000

Article: Q236405
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to start the Licensing service on your computer running Windows
NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, on February 29, 2000, the service may not
start. An error message is written to the Event Viewer System log. Note that
this problem does not prevent your computer from connecting to the terminal
server. However, the license service is not able to track new clients that have
not already obtained a license until the Licensing service is started.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for 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 the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition, Service Pack 5.

Additional query words: tse wts

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServ400sp4 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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