Microsoft KB Archive/815432

= Reached the Maximum Number of Connections Too Soon for a Shared Folder =

Article ID: 815432

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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CPR - WinXP - Hotfix in SP2





SYMPTOMS
When you try to connect to a shared folder, you may receive the following error message:

No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time because there are already as many connections as the computer can accept



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because one or more programs connect to and disconnect from the shared folder on a short cycle, especially when the disconnect and reconnection time to the shared folder is less than one second. In these circumstances, the disconnected session does not have sufficient time to expire before the new connection is made. As a result, there may be several disconnected sessions that are waiting to expire. These sessions count toward the maximum number of connections for the shared folder until they expire.



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
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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.

Windows XP
  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name --  25-Feb-2003  15:29  5.1.2600.1174  400,896  Mrxsmb.sys 25-Feb-2003 15:29  5.1.2600.1174  154,880  Rdbss.sys

Windows XP, 64-Bit Edition
  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name 25-Feb-2003 15:29  5.1.2600.1174  1,259,392  Mrxsmb.sys 25-Feb-2003 15:29  5.1.2600.1174    489,216  Rdbss.sys



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.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbwinxppresp2fix kbbug kbfix KB815432

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