Microsoft KB Archive/906913

= An event ID 2006 error message is periodically logged when you use a client computer to perform file operations on a Windows 2000-based file server =

Article ID: 906913

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you use a client computer to perform file operations such as saving or retrieving data on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based file server, an error message that is similar to the following is periodically logged in the System log: Event Type: Error

Event Source: Srv

Event Category: None

Event ID: 2006

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\.

Additionally, the file server may disconnect the Server Message Block (SMB) session for the client computer that is specified in the error message.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

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.

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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version           Size  File name -  19-Sep-2005  15:27  5.0.2195.7071  239,088  Srv.sys



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about other related issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

843515 Your network connection may be reset when you try to perform a file operation on a remote Windows Server 2003-based computer

For more information about standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, 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: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp5fix kbpubtypekc kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB906913

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