DOCUMENT:Q245678
TITLE   :Winsock Call Fails When User Does Not Have Local Administrator Rights
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:4.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS NT
KEYWORD :kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP6 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP6 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP6 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you apply Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, Winsock calls may not work
properly. Generally the problem manifests itself when a program attempts to
connect to a server. You may see an application layer error like:

   Could not connect to server.

   or

   Access denied.

CAUSE
=====

The problem only occurs if the user does not have full administrative rights to
the computer.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems
experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this
specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 4.0
service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services
to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services
phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following
address on the World Wide Web:

   http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:

   Date        Time     Size       File name   Platform
   -----------------------------------------------------
   11/11/1999  05:18p    66,352    Afd.sys     x86
   11/11/1999  05:23p   115,184    Afd.sys     Alpha

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Q245678i.exe
(x86) and Q245678a.exe (Alpha):

   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/Hotfixes-PostSP6/Notes-fix/

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

Additional query words: winsock connection refused
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