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Article: Q186069
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95; winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a Windows 95 Distributed File System (DFS) client tries to connect to a DFS
network share that is unavailable, it may not attempt to connect to alternate
network shares on a DFS network share.

CAUSE
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This issue can occur if all of the following conditions exist:

- A DFS object points to multiple share points.

- One of these share points is deleted.

For example, if \\DFSsrv1\DFSroot\Volume1 points to 2 network shares,
\\DFSsrv1\Share1 and \\DFSsrv2\Share2, and \\DFSsrv1\Share1 is deleted (and is
no longer available), then a Windows 95 client does not try to connect to
\\DFSsrv2\Share2.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, upgrade the Windows 95 DFS client from the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/winfeatures/NTSDistrFile/default.asp

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and OEM
Service Release 2 (OSR2).

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork win95 kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95; winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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Q186069: Distributed File System Client Does Not Connect to Another Share