WINSCL Cannot Delete NetBIOS Registration That Contains Spaces

Last reviewed: December 9, 1997
Article ID: Q165081

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to delete, register, query, or perform other action on a Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database entry that contains spaces in the NetBIOS name, the operation fails. Usually, the error returned is:

   Status returned is (FAILURE - 5)

CAUSE

WINSCL currently does not process NetBIOS registrations that contain spaces.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5x 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: extended garbage
Keywords : kbbug3.50 kbbug3.51 kbbug4.00 NTSrv nttcp kbnetwork
Version : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: December 9, 1997
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