FIX: Unable to choose article resolver when you use SQL Server 2000 distributor and SQL Server 7.0 publisher

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This article was previously published under Q274483

BUG #: 57775 (SQLBUG_70)

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SYMPTOMS

When you set up a merge replication publication between a Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Publisher and a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Distributor, the list of custom resolvers for the publication is blank.

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CAUSE

When enumerating custom resolvers on the distributor, SQL Server version 7.0 attempts to access a registry key on the SQL Server 2000 Distributor that does not exist.

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

274799 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274799/ ) INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0

For more information, contact your primary support provider.

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