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FIX: The Host Configuration Utility fails to start after you use it to configure Host Integration Server


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Symptoms

You configure Host Integration Server by using the Host Integration Server Configuration Utility. When you restart the Host Configuration Utility, it may fail, and you receive the following message:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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Cause

This problem occurs because a date value that is written as Culture-Invariant is being parsed as non-Invariant-Culture.

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Resolution

This issue is fixed in Cumulative Update 1 for Host Integration Server 2016.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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References

Learn about the terminology Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Keywords: kbQFE, kbfix, kbBug, kbExpertiseInter, kbsurveynew

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Article Info
Article ID : 4010356
Revision : 11
Created on : 5/22/2017
Published on : 5/22/2017
Exists online : False
Views : 260