Desktop Link to Local Folder Does Not Work After Installing SP5 If NoDrives Policy Is Enabled (240414)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
This article was previously published under Q240414 SYMPTOMS
If your computer uses the "NoDrives" policy to hide local drives in Windows NT Explorer, but your desktop includes links to folders on hidden local drives to provide limited access to local data, you cannot gain access to these local folders by using their desktop links after upgrading to Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5).
When you attempt to open such a folder from the desktop, you receive the following error message:
This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.
CAUSE
This behavior was introduced in SP5 by the fix documented in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
219392 System Drive Cannot be Hidden in Windows NT Explorer View
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6a.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB240414 |
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