When you run Ipconfig.exe with the display DNS switch (/displaydns), if the cache has a large number of entries, Services.exe may generate a Dr.Watson error message. This symptom has been noted on configurations with Domain Name Resolution (DNR) caches that contain 2000 entries.

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This problem can occur when there are over 2000 entries in the DNR cache. This can cause Services.exe to stop responding (hang) when you run Ipconfig.exe with the /displaydns and /flushdns switches to perform look ups to resolve issues where Web sites are failing for clients.

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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:

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.

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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:

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