Err Msg: The Service Configuration DLL 'W3pcfg.dll' Failed
to Load Correctly. The Specified Module Could Not be
Found. |
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Site Server version 3.0
- Microsoft Proxy Server version 2.0
SYMPTOMS
After you install Proxy Server 2.0, whenever you start the
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) using custom .msc files or
existing .msc files from the Site Server program group, the
following error messages occur:
The service configuration DLL 'w3pcfg.dll'
failed to load correctly. The specified module could not be found.
The service configuration DLL 'wspcfg.dll'
failed to load correctly. The specified module could not be found.
The service configuration DLL
'sockscfg.dll' failed to load correctly. The specified module
could not be found.
After you click the OK
button on all three error messages, you can then administer the
IIS computer, but the Proxy Server services are not displayed and
cannot be added as a snap in.
CAUSE
The working directory or startup directory for any .msc files
containing the IIS snap-in should be %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv.
However, the actual .msc file properties cannot be changed to allow
for %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv as the default working
directory.
Any applications that are started without a user
or application-specified working directory assume
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32 as the default working directory.
RESOLUTION
Do one of the following to resolve this problem: Place the actual
.msc file anywhere you want and create a shortcut to the .msc file
from the location where you want to start the MMC. Modify the
shortcut's properties, and on the Shortcut tab change the
Start-in directory to
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv.
-OR-
Place the
custom .msc file in the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv directory and
start the .msc file directly from this
directory.
-OR-
Copy the following files from
the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv directory to the
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\ directory:
- Mspip.dll
- W3pcfg.dll
- Wspcfg.dll
- Sockscfg.dll
Note: Simply adding the
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Inetsrv directory to the path environment
variable is not sufficient.
Additional query words: Proxy 2.0, Site Server 3.0
Keywords :
Version : winnt:2.0,3.0,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb
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