Article ID: 257365
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q257365
SYMPTOMS
After you use infrared ports to copy a file between two computers, you may not be able to access the file on the recipients computer.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if you do not log on to the computer with Administrator or Power User rights.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows 2000.
This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
When you use an infrared port to copy a file, access rights are explicitly set to allow only Administrators and Power Users to gain access to the file. When you install the fix, permissions are inherited from the parent folder.
Additional query words: ir irda
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000sp1fix KB257365
