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Q159998: Error Message: Error Access Is Denied

Article: Q159998
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsgkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click Who Am I on the Network Neighborhood context menu, you may
receive the following error message:

  NetWare Network
  Error Access is denied.
  occurred while trying to get connection information.

CAUSE
=====

This error can occur if you are logged on as a user who is not a member of the
Administrators group on the Windows NT-based computer, and you are logged in to
an NDS tree.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version
4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


Additional query words: prodnt nw csnw gsnw novell

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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