Microsoft KB Archive/843261

= You cannot use Group Policy settings to configure Terminal Services roaming user profiles on a Windows 2000-based Terminal server =

Article ID: 843261

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

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SYMPTOMS
On a Microsoft Windows 2000-based Terminal server, you cannot use Group Policy settings to configure Terminal Services roaming user profiles and home directories.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP 3) installed on your computer.

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 --  17-Jun-2004  23:05  5.0.2195.6951      46,352  Basesrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:45  5.0.2195.6824     236,304  Cmd.exe 17-Jun-2004 23:05  5.0.2195.6945     231,184  Gdi32.dll 17-Jun-2004 23:05  5.0.2195.6946     712,464  Kernel32.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6898      37,136  Mf3216.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6824      54,544  Mpr.dll 22-Mar-2005 12:34  5.0.2195.7029     337,168  Msgina.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6892      90,264  Rdpwd.sys 07-Feb-2005 05:35  5.0.2195.7026   6,301,696  Sp3res.dll 09-Nov-2004 06:24                    770,710  System.adm 29-Dec-2004 09:14  5.0.2195.7017     380,688  User32.dll 05-Aug-2003 22:14  5.0.2195.6794     385,808  Userenv.dll 24-Dec-2004 17:23  5.0.2195.7013   1,633,616  Win32k.sys 15-Feb-2005 07:06  5.0.2195.7031     184,592  Winlogon.exe 17-Jun-2004 23:05  5.0.2195.6946     244,496  Winsrv.dll 17-Jun-2004 23:05  5.0.2195.6946     712,464  Kernel32.dll 24-Dec-2004 17:23  5.0.2195.7013   1,633,616  Win32k.sys 17-Jun-2004 23:05  5.0.2195.6946     244,496  Winsrv.dll 25-Feb-2005 17:43  6.1.22.4          371,936  Updspapi.dll



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
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, the Set path for TS Roaming Profiles policy setting lets you configure Terminal Services roaming user profiles. The TS User Home Directory policy setting lets you configure the Terminal Services home directories. For additional information about how to use Group Policy to manage Terminal Services users in Windows Server 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/AE1FBB95-EB16-4EA6-BA8C-6CA7D60B5F181033.mspx

For additional information about the new file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional 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: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix kbhotfixserver KB843261

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