%HOMEPATH% and %HOMESHARE% Are Resolved Incorrectly

ID: Q236813

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0, 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

One of the features of the Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) is to allow users to map drives directly to folders and subfolders under a DFS share. If a user's home folder is on a DFS share, the %HOMEDRIVE% variable is mapped only to the DFS root, and not to the complete path. This behavior is evident when it is viewed from Windows NT Explorer. In addition, the %HOMEPATH% and %HOMESHARE% variables are not resolved correctly.

For example, if "Dfs_root" is the DFS root on \\Pkdfs and the user's home folder is \\Pkdfs\Dfs_root\Home\User1:

%HOMEDRIVE% (for example, drive Z) is mapped to \\Pkdfs\Dfs_root
%HOMESHARE% resolves to \\Pkdfs\Dfs_root
%HOMEPATH% resolves to \Home\User1.

Instead, %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMESHARE% should resolve to \\Pkdfs\Dfs_root\Home\User1, %HOMEPATH% should resolve to \, and %HOMEDRIVE% (Z:) should map to \\Pkdfs\Dfs_root\Home\User1.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 NT4SP6Fix
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0,4.0 SP5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug