Winsdmp.exe Inefficiently Dumps WINS Databases with Large ID

ID: Q183699

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Winsdmp.exe performance is not acceptable when trying to dump the WINS database of a WINS server with large version ID. An example of a large version ID would look like the following:

Hex: 0x1d88100000000

Converting the value to decimal would be:

5.195235390915e+14

Winsdmp.exe would start counting in intervals of hexadecimal 0x7cf or 1999 decimal. Even when dumping at these intervals, it would take years to reach the high version ID listed above.

CAUSE

Winsdmp.exe was designed to start from record 0 and serially count up until the highest version ID was reached.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Date	Time	Size	File Name	Platform
01/19/98	05:53p	6,416	Winsdb.dll	(x86)
01/19/98	05:53p	8,976	Winsdmp.exe	(x86)
01/19/98	05:49p	11,536	Winsdb.dll	(Alpha)
01/19/98	05:50p	15,120	Winsdmp.exe	(Alpha)

NOTE: If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request additional technical support.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q154871 TITLE : Determining If Your Product Is Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION

This fix now seeks to cells that actually have records instead of serially starting from record 0.

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug