Microsoft KB Archive/941067

= All the contents are pinned and are filled in a redirected folder when the &quot;Folder Redirection&quot; policy setting is applied to a Windows Vista-based computer =

Article ID: 941067

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Business
 * Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Enterprise
 * Windows Vista Ultimate

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SYMPTOMS
In an Active Directory directory service domain environment, you configure the Folder Redirection policy setting for Windows Vista-based client computers. In this situation, every time that this policy setting is applied, all the contents are pinned and are filled in the redirected folder. However, you expect only the updated contents to be pinned and to be filled when the Folder Redirection policy setting is applied.

This behavior results in lots of unnecessary disk writing operations. For example, the search index has to be updated both for the updated contents and for the original contents in the redirected folder. Also, this problem makes the network performance slow when the Folder Redirection policy setting is applied.

Note The Folder Redirection policy setting will be applied if one the following conditions is true:
 * The Folder Redirection policy setting is changed.
 * You enable the Folder Redirection policy processing policy setting together with the Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed option.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only 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 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer 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 have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other previously released hotfixes.

Registry information
To use this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Vista, 64-bit versions


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
You can use the folder redirection feature to redirect folders, such as the My Documents folder, to a network location. After you redirect a folder, you can work with the files in the redirected folder on the network location as if the files were located on a local disk. The files can be automatically backed up during routine server backups.

For more information about the folder redirection feature, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/60b2157c-aa5b-44f2-b045-b74d2fd1bf701033.mspx?mfr=true

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/cad7966e-c9b6-495f-b7bb-2a9673f69f4f1033.mspx?mfr=true

For more information, 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

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