DOCUMENT:Q181087 13-MAR-2002 [winnt] TITLE :Computer Hangs When Using the DIR Command in DFS Shared Folders PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::2.0,2.1,2.5,4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbnetwork win95 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use the DIR command from a command prompt on a Windows 95 Distributed File System (DFS) client to view the contents of a DFS shared network folder on a Windows NT server, your computer may stop responding (hang). CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur for any of the following reasons: - The current folder in which you are using the DIR command is several levels down on the DFS shared network drive. For example, this behavior can occur if you use the DIR command in Folder5 of the following path :\Folder1\Folder2\Folder3\Folder4\Folder5 where is the mapped drive to the DFS shared network folder. - The DFS volume on the Windows NT server has a volume label. RESOLUTION ========== To work around this issue, remove the volume label from the DFS volume on the Windows NT server. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbnetwork win95 Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210 Version : :2.0,2.1,2.5,4.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.