LAN Manager Bug Fix for Post Logon Script Delay

• Microsoft LAN Manager, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.1a, 2.2

SYMPTOMS

In LAN Manager, failure of a network request command during a logon script from Windows would cause the script to pause a long time before returning control to the user.

CAUSE

The problem arose from the way the timer was being kept. When a NET ERROR occurred (for instance, a NET USE to a non-existent server) the Windows procedure would not receive timer ticks, so it would introduce a delay before ending the logon script window.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in LAN Manager versions 2.1a and 2.2. This problem was corrected in the latest US Service Pack for LAN Manager. The fix changed the logic to use a count to check for time elapsed since the dialog was started and to abort the logon script based on this.

For information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

LMPATCHA

Additional query words: 2.00 2.0 2.10 2.1 2.10a 2.1a 2.20 2.2

Keywords : kbnetwork
Version : :2.0,2.1,2.1a,2.2
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