Saving a Document May Fail Across a Share Point
ID: Q214627
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to save a file to your ROOTDRIVE, you may receive one of
the following error messages:
Check the drive to make sure the door is closed and it contains the
correct disk or CD.
-or-
Your changes could not be saved to 'xxxxx.xx', but were saved to a
temporary document named 'xxxxxxxx'. Close the existing document, then
open the temporary document and save it under a new name.
When you save a Microsoft Office document to a remote share, you may receive the following error message:
Check the drive to make sure the door is closed and it contains the correct disk or CD.
CAUSE
These error messages will occur if the user who is currently logged on has
a home directory (or Terminal Server home directory) specified in User
Manager as Connect X: \\Server\Username. You will not see these error
messages if a user's home directory (or Terminal Server home directory) is
specified as Connect X: \\Server\Users\Username.
NOTE: If you specify a home directory only, the user will get that home directory regardless of how the user logs on.
If you specify a Terminal Server home directory only, the user will get
this home directory only when the user logs on to the domain from any
Terminal Server console or through the Terminal Server client. Otherwise,
the path will be ignored.
If you specify both a home directory and a Terminal Server home directory,
the user will use the Terminal Server home directory when the user logs on
to the domain from any Terminal Server console or through the Terminal
Server client.
This problem may also occur if the share was mapped using the MS-DOS SUBST command. The SUBST command is used by the compatibility scripts to map drives. This problem will most often occur if the user's home directory is on a remote computer.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. 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
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
Method 1
- Share the folder above the user's folder.
- Set the user's home directory or Terminal Server home directory to be
\\Server\Users\Username.
Method 2
- Edit the Usrlogon.cmd file located in the %SystemRoot%\System32
directory. Find the following section:
Rem
Rem Map the User's Home Directory to a Drive Letter
Rem
Net Use %RootDrive% /D >NUL: 2>&1
Subst %RootDrive% /d >NUL: 2>&1
Subst %RootDrive% %HomeDrive%%HomePath%
- Make the above section look like this:
Rem
Rem Map the User's Home Directory to a Drive Letter
Rem
Net Use %RootDrive% /D >NUL: 2>&1
Subst %RootDrive% /d >NUL: 2>&1
If %HomePath% == \ Subst %RootDrive% %HomeShare%
If Not %Homepath% == \ Subst %RootDrive% %HomeDrive%%HomePath%
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
Additional query words:
4.00 wts tse normal.dot
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 TSESP4Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug