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Q262739: Can’t Administer IIS on Window NT 4.0 from IIS 5.0 and ViceVersa

Article: Q262739
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWin2000SP2Fix
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to administer IIS on a computer running Windows 2000 IIS 5.0 from a
computer running Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0 installed by using ADSI, a
0x8007003 (Path not found) error message occurs. Also, if you try to administer
IIS on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0 installed from a computer
running Windows 2000 IIS 5.0 by using ADSI, a metabase error message occurs.

CAUSE
=====

The schema formats are different for IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0. Therefore,
compatibility is broken.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

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

  Date       Time    Version       Size    File name     Platform
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  04-07-2000 8:40PM  5.0.2195.2007 245,008 Adsiis.dll    x86

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information
Server 4.0 and Internet Information Services 5.0. This problem was first
corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWin2000SP2Fix 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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