RasEnumEntries Return Incorrect Number of Phonebook Entries

 Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
Article ID: Q165946
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The Win32 API, RasEnumEntries() may return an incorrect number of phonebook entries.

CAUSE

One of the parameters returned in RasEnumEntries() is the number of entries for the specified phonebook. When one or more processes, or threads within the same process are executing and concurrently calling other Remote Access APIs that update the specified phonebook, they may temporarily block RasEnumEntries from reading the complete phonebook.

RESOLUTION

Obtain the hotfix mentioned below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 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

Additional query words: prodnt Remote Access RAS
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbbug4.00.sp3 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 kbras NTRAS NTSrvWkst kbnetwork kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
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