Microsoft KB Archive/160897

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NWRedir Reports Incorrect Free Space If Limited by Admin

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Q160897

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
If a NetWare network administrator has limited the amount of disk space available to a user in a particular folder on a NetWare server, the free disk space available reported by the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks does not reflect this limitation.

The value reported as free disk space is the total amount of space physically available on the server's volume, instead of the amount available to the user.

CAUSE
The Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks makes a single request for directory information with the permanent directory handle that returns the total free disk space.

RESOLUTION
This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OSR2:

  For the Bindery (non-NDS) version of the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks: "NWREDIR.VXD version 4.00.957 dated 8/19/96 123,987 bytes"  For the NDS version of the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks (Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services): "NWREDIR.VXD version 4.00.970 dated 8/19/96 174,618 bytes"

NOTE: Later versions of these files do not resolve this issue. For more information, see the Notes in the "More Information" section later in this article.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.