Location : Cleveland, OH
Sadly, I remember, back in the Notes/Domino R5 days, having occasional issues with upgrading Domino servers. The upgrades that didn't go well were sometimes attributed to the nstrings.dll. Especially if you were using an incremental installer (I learned my lesson back then and have not used Domino incremental installers for quite some time).
So what does this have to do with Domino 8.5.x? It appears that there are instances where the application of a hotfix is not updating the server version, which, according to IBM, is a problem with nstrings.dll.
Sometimes you see a word and it brings back bad memories. This is, to me, one of those times.
Link: "Show server" is not showing correct hotfix number even though hotfix installation is successful
Link: Where the version information is pulled from for the Notes splash screen and 'Help About' window
So what does this have to do with Domino 8.5.x? It appears that there are instances where the application of a hotfix is not updating the server version, which, according to IBM, is a problem with nstrings.dll.
Sometimes you see a word and it brings back bad memories. This is, to me, one of those times.
Problem
Even after successful installation of hotfix on Domino 8.5.2 (64bit) version , "show server" command output still shows the base version(i.e 8.5.2). Upgrade log also shows that hotfix installation is successful.
Cause
There can be problem with "nstrings.dll".This DLL contains information about latest running domino version. Possible cause can be that hotfix installer unable to update the information in nstrings.dll during hotfix installation.
Resolving the problem
In one case problem resolved after copying nstrings.dll file from another server(running on same domino version) where hotfix installation is successful and displaying correct version and replace it on problematic sever.
Link: "Show server" is not showing correct hotfix number even though hotfix installation is successful
Link: Where the version information is pulled from for the Notes splash screen and 'Help About' window
Comment posted by David (The Notes Guy in Seattle)03/22/2011 10:32:06 PM
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Those were the days...
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