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Q165697: Event 3031 with Event Viewer and Remote Computers

Article: Q165697
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use Event Viewer on a computer running Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5 to
remotely view then save a remote computer's event logs to the remote computer's
drive, a warning event will be posted in the local client computer's system
event log as follows:

  Source: Rdr
  Category: None
  Type: Warning
  Event: 3031
  User: N/A
  Computer: <LocalComputerName>
  Description: The redirector was unable to delete the file specified on
               server SKYMAN1 when it was closed by the application. The
               data contains the name of the file.

0000: 00 00 34 00 02 00 7e 00   ..4....
0008: 00 00 00 00 d7 0b 00 80   ......
0010: 00 00 00 00 34 00 00 c0   ....4..
0018: c8 c4 0b ff 00 00 00 00   .....
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
0028: 5c 00 73 00 6b 00 79 00   \.s.k.y.
0030: 6d 00 61 00 6e 00 31 00   m.a.n.1.
0038: 5c 00 70 00 75 00 62 00   \.p.u.b.
0040: 6c 00 69 00 63 00 5c 00   l.i.c.\.
0048: 73 00 79 00 73 00 74 00   s.y.s.t.
0050: 65 00 6d 00 2e 00 65 00   e.m...e.
0058: 76 00 74 00               v.t.


CAUSE
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Rdr.sys supplied with Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5 introduces the Event ID
3031 warning. The warning does not interfere with the operation of Event Viewer
saving the files and the warning can be ignored.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51 and
Service Pack 5. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : WinNT:3.51
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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