"Proquota.exe application error" message appears when you log on to a Windows NT 4.0-based computer by using your roaming user profile (814170)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you log on to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer by using your roaming user profile, you may receive the following error message:
proquota.exe application error
You do not receive a warning when you have gone over your maximum profile size, as dictated by the MaxProfileSize (KB) policy setting.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if all the following conditions are true:
  • Your roaming user profile is stored on a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain controller.
  • The maximum size of your roaming user profile has been configured by using a Group Policy setting on the domain controller. This is done by using the LimitProfileSize setting that is found at User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon/Logoff.
  • In the Limit profile size Properties dialog box, the default Custom Message has been extended.
  • You go over your maximum profile size, as dictated by the MaxProfileSize (KB) setting.
  • You log on to a Windows 2000-based computer by using your roaming profile, log off the Windows 2000-based computer, and then log on to a Windows NT 4.0-based computer by using your roaming profile.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   10-Mar-2000  04:00  4.0.1381.7044  46,864  Proquota.exe
Note Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/13/2005
Keywords:kbQFE kbfix kbbug KB814170
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