DOCUMENT:Q117359  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :SFM: Copying Files Between Volumes Freezes Other Mac Clients
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.1 3.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a Macintosh client copies a file from a shared disk volume on a Windows NT
server running Services for Macintosh (SFM) to another volume on the same
server, other Macintosh clients that have connections to the volume freeze,
showing network activity, until the file transfer is complete.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1 and Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server
version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on
the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt sfm

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNT310Search
Version           : 3.1 3.5

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