XCON: Access Violation Occurs During Replication When SMTP Service Stops and Restarts

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This article was previously published under Q274063

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SYMPTOMS

When you replicate between two computers, where one computer has posted to a few newsgroups, and you have a script running to start and stop the SMTP service, the following access violation error message may appear after a few replication cycles:

net use \\nntp2 /u:administrator \\\\"\\\\" remote /c nntp2 inetinfo

This behavior can occur between a domain controller and a member 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

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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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