Microsoft KB Archive/255779

= Can Still View System Drive Even Though View Is Disabled by a Policy =

Article ID: 255779

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q255779



SYMPTOMS
If you use System Policy Editor to enable the Hide drives in My Computer shell restriction option, after you install Service Pack 4 or Service Pack 5 and you restart the computer, you can still view the system drive.



Windows NT 4.0
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. 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/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date     Time    Size     File name     Platform 4/11/00 02:45p  396,560  Explorer.exe  Alpha 4/11/00 02:47p  240,912  Explorer.exe  Intel

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. 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/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date     Time   Size     File name     Platform ---  4/11/00  6:48p  401,680  Explorer.exe  Alpha 4/11/00 7:02p  244,496  Explorer.exe  Intel



Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB255779

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