Microsoft KB Archive/164139

= Pop-up Error: Cannot Complete Input Operation =

Article ID: 164139

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q164139



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring Registry Key" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SYMPTOMS
When you copy files from a system across a slow link using the Windows NT Explorer or Windows NT File Manager, you may receive a pop-up message stating:

Cannot complete input operation.



CAUSE
This error can occur if there is a session timeout.



RESOLUTION
To help avoid this error, you can lengthen the time that the NetBIOS session allows before timing out. You can set the SESSTIMEOUT parameter in the registry at the following location:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topic in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

NOTE: The preceding registry key address is all one line. It has been wrapped for readability.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 102067

TITLE : SESSTIMEOUT Information

Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB164139

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