NetDDE Client Is Unable to Connect to NetDDE Server on First Attempt by Using Windows 2000

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This article was previously published under Q272485

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SYMPTOMS

When a NetDDE client attempts to connect to a DDE server that runs on a Windows 2000-based computer, it may appear to connect successfully, and DdeConnect does not fail. However, when you try to get or put data, there may be no response from the server.

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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     Version        Size     File name    Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   09/22/00  06:37PM  5.0.2195.2302  114,000  Netdde.exe   I386

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem and make the connection work, use either of the following methods:

Connect to the same DDE server on the same Windows 2000-based computer from a third client computer.
Continue to disconnect and reconnect. After an intermittent period of time, the connection may begin to work.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

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