Microsoft KB Archive/841238

= The %HOMEDRIVE% environment variable does not point to the partition that hosts the user profiles in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 841238

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you configure Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to host user profiles on a drive or on a drive partition other than the system drive partition, after you start Windows Server 2003, the %HOMEDRIVE% environment variable points to the system drive partition instead of to the drive or to the partition that the user profiles are hosted on.

Additionally, the System event log may generate an event message that is similar to the following event message when 16-bit Windows applications such as Sysedit.exe try to run: Event Type: Information

Event Source: Application Popup

Event ID: 26

Description:

Application popup: Application Error: WOWEXEC caused a General Protection Fault in module KRNL386.EXE at 0003:0557. Choose close. WOWEXEC will close.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date          Time   Version       Size       File name   Platform --- 30-April-2004 13:23  5.2.3790.169  1,418,752  Msgina.dll     IA-64 30-April-2004 22:30  5.2.3790.169  1,192,448  Msgina.dll       x86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the terminology that is used in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbwinserv2003presp1fix KB841238

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