Microsoft KB Archive/830411

= ToolTips do not display complete information about files that are located on a network share =

Article ID: 830411

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you move your mouse pointer over a file that is located on a network share, the information that is displayed in the ToolTip may not be complete. For example, when the file is located on the local computer, the ToolTip may display the following categories:
 * File type
 * Author
 * Title
 * Subject
 * Date modified
 * Size

When the same file is viewed from a remote computer, the ToolTip displays only the file type, the file size, and the date modified categories.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information
Important On July 13, 2004, Microsoft released hotfix 871242. We recommend that you install security update 839645 (MS04-024) and then install hotfix 871242 instead of installing the hotfix that is described in this article (hotfix 830411). For additional information about hotfix 871242, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

871242 After you install Security Update 839645, you may again experience symptoms that were fixed by hotfix 830411 for Windows XP

For additional information about security update 839645 (MS04-024), visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-024.mspx

Hotfix 830411 information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone 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.

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        Platform 02-Feb-2004 23:02  6.0.2800.1338   8,347,648  Shell32.dll      x86 02-Feb-2004 23:02  5.1.2600.1336     676,864  Sxs.dll          x86 29-Jan-2004 00:57  5.1.2600.1337     586,752  Xpsp2res.dll     x86 02-Feb-2004 23:02  6.0.2800.1331     921,600  Comctl32.dll     x86 03-Feb-2004 01:16                      1,812  Controls.man     x86 03-Feb-2004 01:16                        621  Comctl.man       x86

02-Feb-2004 22:54  6.0.2800.1338  14,374,400  Shell32.dll      IA-64 02-Feb-2004 22:54  5.1.2600.1336   2,018,816  Sxs.dll          IA-64 02-Feb-2004 23:02  6.0.2800.1338   8,347,648  Wshell32.dll     x86 02-Feb-2004 23:02  5.1.2600.1336     676,864  Wsxs.dll         x86 29-Jan-2004 00:57  5.1.2600.1337     586,752  Wxpsp2res.dll    x86 29-Jan-2004 00:57  5.1.2600.1337     586,240  Xpsp2res.dll     IA-64 10-Jan-2004 11:54  6.0.2800.1331   2,639,872  Comctl32.dll     IA-64 03-Feb-2004 01:16                      1,813  Controls.man 03-Feb-2004 01:16                        623  Comctl.man



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. To configure the categories that are displayed by the ToolTip, modify the following registry subkeys:

Value Name: InfoTip

Value Type: Reg_SZ

Value Data: prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComments;Write;Size

Value Name: QuickTip

Value Type: Reg_SZ

Value Data: prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComments;Write;Size

NOTE: The QuickTip value may initially contain only the Type and Size properties, and this affects the display for files stored on network drives. On computers that are affected by the problem that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section, the categories that are specified in this registry subkey do not affect the range of information that is displayed in ToolTips for remote files.

