WINS Might Not Scavenge All Local Records
Article ID: 149318
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q149318
SYMPTOMS
Obsolete records remain in the WINS database, and the following event log
appears:
EventID: 4137
Source: WINS
Description: WINS scavenged its own records in the db. The number of
records scavenged are given below.
Data: 0000: 000003a1 00000000
The first DWORD of the data is the line number of the error; the second
DWORD is the number of records scavenged.
CAUSE
WINS may start scavenging from the wrong version number onward, resulting
in missed records.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and
Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0; please note the following fix is not
available for Windows NT version 4.0. A
supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested
and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.
Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix.
Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.
Additional query words: 3.51 prodnt scavenge 4.00
Keywords: KB149318