SIDWalker Cannot Handle Wide Character Folder (Object) Name

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This article was previously published under Q269685

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SYMPTOMS

The SIDWalker utilities cannot handle wide character (for example, Japanese) named folders.

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CAUSE

The SIDWalker utilities contain three files (Showaccs.exe, Sidwkr.dll, and Sidwalk.exe). These files were not written to handle wide characters.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

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

   Date        Time    Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------
   8/09/2000  1:41 PM  101,136  Showaccs.exe
   8/09/2000  1:43 PM   88,336  Sidwalk.exe
   8/09/2000  1:42 PM  146,192  Sidwkr.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/ ) Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

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