Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 Redirector May Not Work After You Upgrade to Windows XP (309412)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 2.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

This article was previously published under Q309412

SYMPTOMS

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 that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are 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 about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual 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     
   -------------------------------------------------------
   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

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

MORE INFORMATION

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.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbenv kbfix kbprb kbQFE KB309412