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Q260306: Nwscript.exe May Generate Network Provider Invalid Error Message

Article: Q260306
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg 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, 4.0 SP5, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Nwscript.exe tool may not work, and may generate the following error
message:

  The specified network provider name is invalid.

CAUSE
=====

A problem in the Nwscript.exe tool could cause this issue if either of the
following conditions exist:

- You are running an international version of Terminal Server and the network
  provider name contains an extended ASCII character (Decimal value higher than
  127).

- An administrator has renamed the Netware Network Provider to contain an
  extended ASCII character.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server
version 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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This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal
Server Edition Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION
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This behavior is noticeable in the French Localized version of Windows NT
Server, Terminal Server Edition after applying service pack 4 because it changed
the name of the Netware Network Provider, but the issue existed in all versions
of the Nwscript.exe tool.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServ400sp4 kbNTTermServ400sp5 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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