Network Connections Are Deferred (169138)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q169138

SYMPTOMS

By default, persistent drive connections are deferred in Windows NT 4.0. These deferred connections are sometimes referred to as ghosted. If you type net use from the command prompt, the drive status shows disconnected. Setting focus to the drive changes the drive mapping status to OK and initiates a connection with the server. However, you will experience the following error when using Windows NT Explorer to access a deferred mapping to a share-level server or user-level server that requires a password other than that of the currently logged on user:
D:\ is not accessible.

Logon failure: unknown username or password.

CAUSE

The DeferFlags registry entry is not set to 1.

This registry value should be added when making a persistent drive mapping to a server that requires specifying a password before connecting: 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network\D   (where D represents the drive mapping)

Valuename:  DeferFlags
Datatype:   REG_DWORD
Value:      1

For additional information on ghosted connections, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

127018 How to Enable Ghosted Connections in Windows NT

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.0. 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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/14/2003
Keywords:kbdomain KB169138
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