Microsoft KB Archive/822111

= You cannot use Group Policy to prevent users from mapping or from disconnecting a network drive when they print to a file =

Article ID: 822111

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you deploy Group Policy in Microsoft Windows 2000 to prevent your users from mapping or from disconnecting a network drive, your users may still be able to perform these functions when they use the Print to file command in one of their programs.

Note To print to a file in a Microsoft Office program, click Print on the File menu, and then in the Print dialog box, click to select the Print to file check box.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Map Network Drive command remains available on the Tools menu in the Print to file dialog box.



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
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) 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 06-Oct-2003 19:16  5.0.3900.6863  225,552  Comdlg32.dll 20-Sep-2003 19:09  5.3.23.4        22,016  Spcustom.dll 19-Sep-2003 20:51  5.3.23.4         6,656  Spmsg.dll



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, 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, 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: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB822111

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