"OemPreInstall=Yes" Gives Incorrect NTFS Permissions on "Documents and Settings" Folders (276542)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q276542

SYMPTOMS

If you perform an unattended installation from a network installation point that contains an integrated version of Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and the "OemPreInstall=Yes" setting is specified in the answer file, the NTFS permissions for the Power Users group on the All Users folder are incorrect as compared to a manual installation, or to an unattended installation with the "OemPreInstall=No" setting. Also, the Default User folder is not marked as hidden.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date       Time     Version        Size     File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   5/31/2001  03:30p  5.0.2195.3649  367,888   Userenv.dll

STATUS

Microsoft 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 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

To use this hotfix, replace the original version of the Userenv.dll file in the network installation point that contains SP1 with this updated version of the file. Subsequent unattended installations from this network installation point will use the correct permissions.

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbsetup kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB276542
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