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Q299346: Windows 2000 Resource Kits Include Wrong Files

Article: Q299346
Product(s): Microsoft Press
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Last Modified: 26-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-805-8 
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-808-2 
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Supplement One ISBN 0-7356-1279-x 
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SUMMARY
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The following files on the Windows 2000 Resource Kits may produce error
messages.

- REPORTGEN.EXE

- WINS.DLL

MORE INFORMATION
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REPORTGEN.EXE
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When you attempt to run the tool REPORTGEN.EXE you may receive the following
error:

  Program too big to fit in memory

Microsoft has released an update to resolve the issue. The updated version of the
REPORTGEN.EXE file is available at the following FTP location:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/win2000/

WINS.DLL
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When you set up the WINS Replication Parser DLL according to the Windows 2000
Resource Kit instructions, you may receive a system message indicating that
WINS.DLL is not a valid Windows file.

Microsoft has released an update to resolve the issue. The updated version of the
WINS.DLL file is available on Supplement One of the Windows 2000 Server Resource
Kit, and also from the following FTP location:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/win2000/


Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: rkbook reskit tools resource kit W2K Server

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