ADO - SQL Server Recordset Cursor Changes

I have one of the most perplexing problems that I've ever seen! I have an application that simply wants to add a record to a recordset. My setup for this is as follows: (using MDAC 2.8)

set rsu=server.createobject("adodb.recordset")
rsu.CursorType = 3
SQLString = "SELECT * FROM TASDISTRICTS ORDER BY TDID"
rsu.open SQLString, cn, 1, 3

Here's the scoop - when this code is executed - the CursorType turns back to 0. I use this code for all of my hookups and have never had any problems. It is currently running fine against a different SQL database. So that is how I have funnelled this problem down to the differences in databases and permissions. However, I see no differences between the two.