SBS 2000 and XP SP1

I have avoided installing SP1 on the XP boxes on my network until recently,
but a new software package we have just bought meant that I had no choice
but to install SP1 for 8 PCs. Now, I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I am
certain that we are now having some problems that only started AFTER SP1 was
installed.

After reading around, I am wondering if I am a victim of the SMB problem.
The kind of problems I am getting is Word/Excel documents on network drives
opening as Read Only, not being able to delete files on network shares
(claims they are locked by somebody), and general problems saving to network
shares.

In order to try and resolve these issues, I installed the patch on
Microsoft's KB entry 329170 - both for the PCs involved AND the Small
Business Server.

However, some people are reporting that they are still having problems. I
have yet to see it first-hand (I am investigating today), but assuming they
are correct, what else can I do ?


Ian.

Marina
Thu Dec 11 04:45:54 CST 2003

Hi Ian,

Put the XP-nics on anything but autosense and have a look at articles
810907, 812937, 811492, 321169 an 296264.

Marina

"Ian Sime" <iansime@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> I have avoided installing SP1 on the XP boxes on my network until
recently,
> but a new software package we have just bought meant that I had no choice
> but to install SP1 for 8 PCs. Now, I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I am
> certain that we are now having some problems that only started AFTER SP1
was
> installed.
>
> After reading around, I am wondering if I am a victim of the SMB problem.
> The kind of problems I am getting is Word/Excel documents on network
drives
> opening as Read Only, not being able to delete files on network shares
> (claims they are locked by somebody), and general problems saving to
network
> shares.
>
> In order to try and resolve these issues, I installed the patch on
> Microsoft's KB entry 329170 - both for the PCs involved AND the Small
> Business Server.
>
> However, some people are reporting that they are still having problems. I
> have yet to see it first-hand (I am investigating today), but assuming
they
> are correct, what else can I do ?
>
>
> Ian.
>
>