"Error 53" Error Message When You Try to Connect to a Windows 2000 Domain-Based DFS Share

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to connect to a Windows 2000 domain-based Distributed File System (DFS) share using a Windows NT-based client, you may receive the following error message:

System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Windows 2000 includes new DFS fault tolerant features not implemented in the Windows NT version of the Mup.sys file.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

The changes included in this fix permit Windows NT-based clients to use aliasing to obtain access to Domain-based DFS shares.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork NT4SP6Fix
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug