Microsoft KB Archive/176966

= System Policy Editor May Not Disable Slow Link Detection =

Article ID: 176966

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176966



SYMPTOMS
When you disable the "Automatically detect slow connections" policy with the System Policy Editor tool, the Windows NT-based computer on which the policy is applied may continue to detect slow connections.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because of an error in the Winnt.adm file that is used by System Policy Editor.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, follow these steps:

 Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Winnt.adm file that is used by System Policy Editor. This file is typically located in the %SystemRoot%\inf folder.  Locate the following section in the Winnt.adm file: POLICY !!EnableSlowLinkDetect VALUENAME "SlowLinkDetectEnabled" END POLICY   Modify this section to contain the following lines: POLICY !!EnableSlowLinkDetect VALUENAME "SlowLinkDetectEnabled" VALUEON NUMERIC 1 VALUEOFF NUMERIC  0 END POLICY </li> Save the Winnt.adm file, quit the text editor, and then restart System Policy Editor.</li> Configure the policy, and then reapply the policy.</li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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MORE INFORMATION
The following registry value determines the status of slow link detection:

If the value data of this entry is 1 (enabled), users can choose between a local or a server-based user profile when a slow network connection is detected.

When you enable the "Automatically detect slow connections" policy using System Policy Editor, the SlowLinkDetectEnabled value is added to the registry and the value data is set to 1 (enabled). When you disable this entry in System Policy Editor, the SlowLinkDetectEnabled value is removed from the registry. This causes the value data to return to the default value of 1 (enabled).

You can use the modified Winnt.adm file to disable the "Automatically detect slow connections" policy with System Policy Editor. When you apply this policy, the SlowLinkDetectEnabled value is placed in the registry and the value data is set to 0 (disabled).

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