What does Windows error code 9753 (DNS_INFO_ADDED_LOCAL_WINS) mean?

DNS_INFO_ADDED_LOCAL_WINS

Added local WINS server.

DNS_INFO_ADDED_LOCAL_WINS is Win32 error 9753 (0x00002619) in Windows DNS client or DNS Server management.

Likely impact: The operation may be successful but can introduce a legacy lookup dependency that administrators should understand.

Typical causes

• the local server was inserted automatically.
• a wrapper mistakes informational status for failure.
• duplicate normalization changes the final list.
• the legacy configuration is no longer desired.

Troubleshooting steps

1. Verify that the caller treats the value as an informational configuration result and verifies the resulting address set.
2. Collect zone WINS properties before and after and local WINS address.
3. Correlate DNS server identity with the DNS Server event log, DNS analytical logging when enabled, packet capture, zone metadata, server configuration, and the exact DNS API request.

Useful evidence

• Collect management operation result domain.
• Collect zone reload outcome.

Recovery and retry

Accept the informational result when the final configuration is intended; otherwise remove WINS integration through a separate explicit change.

Related errors

DNS_ERROR_NEED_WINS_SERVERS means the required list is empty; this code says a local WINS server was added

Example

A configuration API adds the local WINS address as a default and returns this status. The management tool displays the resulting list instead of rolling it back.

References

• Microsoft: exact Win32 system error range
• Microsoft: DNS server troubleshooting
• Microsoft: DNS logging and diagnostics