Article ID: 164139
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q164139
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring Registry Key" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When you copy files from a system across a slow link using the Windows NT Explorer or Windows NT File Manager, you may receive a pop-up message stating:
CAUSE
This error can occur if there is a session timeout.
RESOLUTION
To help avoid this error, you can lengthen the time that the NetBIOS session allows before timing out. You can set the SESSTIMEOUT parameter in the registry at the following location:
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topic in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services \LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
NOTE: The preceding registry key address is all one line. It has been wrapped for readability.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: 102067
TITLE : SESSTIMEOUT Information
Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB164139
