Err Msg: The Service Configuration DLL 'W3pcfg.dll' Failed to Load Correctly. The Specified Module Could Not be Found.

ID: Q216991

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
Microsoft Site Server version 3.0
Microsoft Proxy Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

After you install Proxy Server 2.0, whenever you start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) using custom .msc files or existing .msc files from the Site Server program group, the following error messages occur:

The service configuration DLL 'w3pcfg.dll' failed to load correctly. The specified module could not be found.

The service configuration DLL 'wspcfg.dll' failed to load correctly. The specified module could not be found.

The service configuration DLL 'sockscfg.dll' failed to load correctly. The specified module could not be found.

After you click the OK button on all three error messages, you can then administer the IIS computer, but the Proxy Server services are not displayed and cannot be added as a snap in.

CAUSE

The working directory or startup directory for any .msc files containing the IIS snap-in should be %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv. However, the actual .msc file properties cannot be changed to allow for %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv as the default working directory.

Any applications that are started without a user or application-specified working directory assume %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 as the default working directory.

RESOLUTION

Do one of the following to resolve this problem: Place the actual .msc file anywhere you want and create a shortcut to the .msc file from the location where you want to start the MMC. Modify the shortcut's properties, and on the Shortcut tab change the Start-in directory to %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv.

-OR-

Place the custom .msc file in the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv directory and start the .msc file directly from this directory.

-OR-

Copy the following files from the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv directory to the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\ directory:

Mspip.dll

W3pcfg.dll

Wspcfg.dll

Sockscfg.dll

Note: Simply adding the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv directory to the path environment variable is not sufficient.

Additional query words: Proxy 2.0, Site Server 3.0

Keywords :
Version : winnt:2.0,3.0,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb