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Slow Links Are Not Detected Between a Workstation and a Server

Article ID: 183601

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

This article was previously published under Q183601

SYMPTOMS

A slow link between a computer running Windows NT Workstation and a computer running Windows NT Server storing user profiles is not automatically detected.

CAUSE

Slow links are not detected if the path to the user profile is also the path to the share (\\Server\Share).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, store the user profile in a different folder and change the path to reference this folder (for example, \\Server\Share\UserName).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post additional information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: roaming profile mandatory profile

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB183601