WINS Partner Registry Settings Deleted

 Last reviewed: September 30, 1997
Article ID: Q150829
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

User-defined WINS partner registry settings are deleted after double- clicking the OK button in the WINS Replication Partners dialog box.

CAUSE

The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\Partners key has two subkeys, \Pull and \Push, under which are subkeys for the IP addresses of all push and pull partners, respectively, of the WINS server. When you click the OK button in the WINS Replication Partners dialog box, the registry keys above are flushed and reset to default values.

RESOLUTION

Update to the latest U.S. Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 Service Pack.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.50 kbbug3.51 kbbug4.00 kbfix3.51 ntnetserv ntregistry NTSrv nttcp kbnetwork
Version : WinNT:3.5,3.51
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: September 30, 1997
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