You may experience home folder permissions problems when you use Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services in an environment that includes Windows NT 4 computers (885923)

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services in an environment that includes Microsoft Windows NT 4-based computers, you may experience the following problems:

When you configure the Windows Server 2003 TS User Home Directory Group Policy object (GPO) to use a mapped folder on a Windows NT 4-based computer, Terminal Services users may receive the following error message when they try to access their home folder:
Access Denied
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When you configure the Windows Server 2003 TS User Home Directory GPO to use a mapped folder on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, you may not be able to view the Security tab on the Properties dialog box of the mapped folder if you try to view the dialog box from a Windows NT 4-based computer. You may receive the following error message when this problem occurs:
Invalid parameter

Note To view the TS User Home Directory GPO, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK to start Group Policy Object Editor.
Under Local Computer Policy, expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then expand Terminal Services.
In the right pane under Setting, double-click TS User Home Directory

RESOLUTION

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

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

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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. Windows Server 2003 32-bit versions

   Date         Time   Version       Size       File name
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   20-Sep-2004  20:42  5.2.3790.214  1,191,936  Msgina.dll       
   19-Sep-2004  11:41  5.2.3790.212     59,392  Ws03res.dll

Windows Server 2003 64-bit versions

   Date         Time   Version       Size       File name     Platform
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   20-Sep-2004  20:44  5.2.3790.214  1,418,752  Msgina.dll    IA-64
   19-Sep-2004  09:43  5.2.3790.212     58,880  Ws03res.dll   IA-64
   20-Sep-2004  20:42  5.2.3790.214  1,191,936  Wmsgina.dll   x86
   19-Sep-2004  11:41  5.2.3790.212     59,392  Wws03res.dll  x86