Microsoft KB Archive/328252

= PRB: Performance Degradation When You Use UNC Path Instead of Drive Letter for a Local Computer =

Article ID: 328252

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q328252



SYMPTOMS
When you process a file using operations such as open, seek, and read, the pocess runs much faster when you specify a target directory and local disk by drive letter (for example, C:\TEMP), instead of by the local UNC name: \\MACHINENAME\TEMP.



CAUSE
There is a delay when you use the UNC name instead of the local disk because you have to go through the redirector, back through the server, and then to the disk.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
At this time, this problem seems to occur only on Windows 2000 operating systems.

