Microsoft KB Archive/322982

= Windows NT 4.0 DFS Stops Working After You Apply the Post-SP6a SRP =

Article ID: 322982

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q322982



SYMPTOMS
After you apply the Windows NT 4.0 Post-Service Pack 6a (SP6a) Security Rollup Package (SRP) on a Windows NT 4.0-based server, Windows 95-based clients that have the Windows 95 DFS client software installed cannot connect to Distributed File System (DFS) shares. When this issue occurs, the user on the Windows 95-based client receives the following error message:

This folder was moved or removed.

For additional information about the SRP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299444 Post-Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (SRP)



RESOLUTION
To try to resolve this issue, apply the hotfix that is mentioned in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

248740 Upgrading to Windows NT 4.0 SP5 Causes Stop 0x50 in DFS DosPathName.Length

Apply this hotfix on the Windows NT 4.0-based DFS server. This hotfix is not directly related to the problem, but the hotfix includes an updated Dfs.sys driver that might resolve the issue.

Keywords: kbprb KB322982

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