DOCUMENT:Q236405
TITLE   :Terminal Server License Service May Not Start on 2/29/2000
PRODUCT :Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition
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 versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to start the Licensing service on your computer running Windows
NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, on February 29, 2000, the service may not
start. An error message is written to the Event Viewer System log. Note that
this problem does not prevent your computer from connecting to the terminal
server. However, the license service is not able to track new clients that have
not already obtained a license until the Licensing service is started.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported software update 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, Terminal Server Edition service pack that contains this
software update.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services
to obtain the software update. 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 version of this software update should have the following file
attributes or later:

   Date       Time     Size      File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   07/01/99   06:27p   165,648   Lserver.exe   x86
   07/01/99   06:32p   205,584   Lserver.exe   Alpha

This software update has been posted to the following Internet location as
Licfixi.exe (x86) and Licfixa.exe (Alpha):

   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40tse/
   Hotfixes-PostSP4/Y2K/License-fix/

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: tse wts
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