This step-by-step guide describes how to re-create a Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database if your database becomes damaged. The procedure for re-creating your database varies depending on your version of Windows.

Re-creating a WINS Database for Windows NT 4.0 Server

1.	Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2.	Double-click Services, click Windows Internet Name Service, and then click Stop.
3.	Create a temporary folder (named, for example, WINS_Old).
4.	Move the current contents of the WINS folder to the temporary folder. WINS is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32\WINS folder.
5.	Restart WINS. When you start WINS, new WINS database files are created.

Re-creating a WINS Database for Windows 2000

1.	Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2.	Double-click Administrative Tools, double-click Services, click Windows Internet Name Service, and then click Stop.
3.	Create a temporary folder (named, for example, WINS_Old).
4.	Move the current contents of the WINS folder to the temporary folder. WINS is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32\WINS folder.
5.	Restart WINS. When you start WINS, new WINS database files are created.