The hotfix was for Windows 2003 Server. I'll try to install it on one of
the Windows XP machines and let you know how that went. But even if the
hotfix would work, the problem still exists with all the other Windows
machines that naturally do not have the hotfix.
ps I have not tried contacting Microsoft.
Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2009, Vlad Dinulescu wrote:
>
>> Thank you for the quick answer! Small world :) Caching the results of
>> GetNetworkParams would be an alternative, but the library user should
>> choose for how long, especially if she develops a server product.
>
> Sorry, but in the thread referred in a previous mail, there was a link
> to the Microsoft issue for this problem
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;836769) and in
> that issue, there is a mention of a "hotfix" for it.
>
> I just want to make sure: does this hotfix then not work for your
> Windows version(s) ?
>
> Did anyone of you try to contact Microsoft about this issue?
>
Received on 2009-05-13