Article ID: 840797 - Last Review: October 26, 2006 - Revision: 2.8

You receive an "Invalid Parameter (error 87)" error message when you try to use Dsquery with Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the Dsquery command-line tool with the -p parameter to specify a password on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer or Windows 2000-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

Invalid Parameter (error 87)

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WORKAROUND

To work around this issue in Windows 2000, use Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) with Windows 2000.

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RESOLUTION

Windows Server 2003 hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003 32-bit editions

Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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23-Apr-2004  18:34  5.2.3790.166      144,896  Dsadd.exe        
23-Apr-2004  18:34  5.2.3790.166       33,280  Dsmove.exe       
23-Apr-2004  18:34  5.2.3790.166      225,280  Dsquery.exe      
23-Apr-2004  18:34  5.2.3790.166       37,376  Dsrm.exe

Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Edition

Date         Time   Version            Size    File name  
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22-Apr-2004  15:20  5.2.3790.166      238,080  Dsadd.exe   
22-Apr-2004  15:20  5.2.3790.166       79,360  Dsmove.exe  
22-Apr-2004  15:20  5.2.3790.166      341,504  Dsquery.exe 
22-Apr-2004  15:20  5.2.3790.166       90,112  Dsrm.exe

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