Microsoft KB Archive/843548

= The HOMEPATH and HOMEDRIVE environment variables no longer point to the correct location when a persistent drive mapping already exists in Windows 2000 Professional =

Article ID: 843548

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-11 Security Update for Microsoft Windows 2000 (KB835732) and then you log on to your Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional-based computer, the HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH environment variables no longer point to the correct location when you already have a persistent drive mapping that points to the same location.

Note By default, the HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH environment variables are set to the local drive.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when a persistent drive mapping already exists and that drive mapping points to the same location as the HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH environment variables.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 Professional service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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 your 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 11-Jul-2004 19:30  5.0.2195.6958    335,120  Msgina.dll 04-Jun-2004 23:13  5.0.2195.6935  5,887,488  Sp3res.dll



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 additional information about MS04011: Security Update for Microsoft Windows, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

835732 MS04-011: Security Update for Microsoft Windows

For additional information about the 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

Additional query words: W2K map script %UserName% HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH HOMESHARE KB330519 Q330519 GINA msgina NWGina Deep NET USE DFS MS04-011 KB835732 Q835732

Keywords: kbwin2000presp5fix kbbug kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB843548

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