Microsoft KB Archive/827059

= Folder Redirection Operation Is Unsuccessful When You Rename the User =

Article ID: 827059

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Folder Redirection feature in Microsoft Windows XP, and you use the user name as part of the share name (such as &quot;\\ \% %$\Documents&quot; for the My Documents folder), and then you rename the user, the folder-redirection operation is unsuccessful.



CAUSE
This issue occurs when the new path is not used by the folder-redirection process because the user name (used as part of the share name) has been changed. In this scenario, the Folder Redirection engine treats the share as a folder, and it tries to rename the share. However, because a share cannot be renamed, the operation is unsuccessful.



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

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on your computer.

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) 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 --- 23-Sep-2003 18:25  5.1.2600.1275   68,096  Fdeploy.dll

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, Version 2002
Date        Time   Version        Size     File name     Platform -- 23-Sep-2003 15:41  5.1.2600.1275  203,264  Fdeploy.dll   IA-64 22-Sep-2003 22:11  5.1.2600.1275   68,096  Wfdeploy.dll  x86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about folder redirection, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

232692 Folder Redirection Feature in Windows

You can perform folder redirection by using Group Policy. For additional information about how to use Group Policy, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307882 HOW TO: Use the Group Policy Editor to Manage Local Computer Policy in Windows XP

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbqfe kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug KB827059

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