Using ADSI Paths Greater than 80 Characters Causes Access Violation

ID: Q193613

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SYMPTOMS

Using paths that are greater than 80 characters with the Microsoft Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI) causes an access violation error to occur.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: pathnames path-names path names eighty 


Keywords          : NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4 
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: April 30, 1999