"Exception 0E" Error Message When You Try to Connect to a DFS Link Target (324212)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q324212

SYMPTOMS

When you try to connect to a Distributed File System (DFS) link target from a DFS root, you may receive the following error message.
                           Windows

An exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C02D971F in VxD VREDIR(06)
+ 0000E7AB. The current application will be terminated.

* Press and key to attempt to continue.
* Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You will
  lose any unsaved information in all applications.

                     Press any key to continue
					
NOTE: You receive a similar error message when you try to map a drive to a DFS root.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if a link target that was originally a share is converted to a DFS root after a link to the target is created in a parent DFS root.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, delete and then re-create a DFS link after a link target is converted from a share to a DFS root. Make sure that users log off and then log back on to the client computers.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/15/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB324212