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Q309412: Services for UNIX 2.0 Redirector Not Working After Upgrade to XP

Article: Q309412
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv w2000sfu
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX, version 2.0, used with:
   - Microsoft Windows XP Professional 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you upgrade to Windows XP, the Windows Services for Unix 2.0 redirector may
not work and you may receive a message that indicates that the Windows Services
for UNIX client redirector is disabled because of problems.

CAUSE
=====

When Windows Services for Unix 2.0 was released, it was supported on both
Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000-based computers. This problem occurs because
changes that are made in Windows XP require strict driver checking which causes
problems in the Windows Services for UNIX redirector.


RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:

  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name     
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  12-Nov-2001  16:19  5.2000.328.21  168,960  Nfsclnt.exe
  12-Nov-2001  16:19  5.2000.328.21  318,048  Nfsrdr.sys



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you install Windows Services for Unix 2.0 on a Windows XP-based computer, you
may continue to receive the problem that is mentioned in the Symptoms section of
this article. After you install certain Windows Services for Unix 2.0
components, you must restart the computer. When you restart the computer, a
bugcheck may be encountered. To avoid this, disable the Client for NFS service,
restart the computer, and then apply the hotfix from this article.


Additional query words: sfu

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Keywords          : kbenv w2000sfu 
Technology        : kbWinServiceUNIXSearch
Version           : :2.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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