Microsoft KB Archive/828301

= Windows 2000 clients cannot save files that are encrypted locally to a shared folder on Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 828301

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

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SYMPTOMS
You try to save files that are encrypted locally from a Microsoft Windows 2000-based client computer to a shared folder on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer. Then, you receive the following error message:

Access Denied



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart the 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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based versions


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 corrected in Windows Server 2003 SP1.



MORE INFORMATION
The hotfix implements the following registry value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

Value name: NtfsDisableEncryption

Value type: REG_DWORD

Value:

- not present: encryption is ENABLED

- 0 = encryption is ENABLED

- 1 = encryption is DISABLED

For more information about how to copy encrypted files to a Windows 2000-based server computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

302093 How to prevent files from being encrypted when copied to a server

For more information about the terms that are 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: kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbbug kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB828301

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