Re: Cannot Save to Network Drive
From: Manuel Lopez (manuel.email.at.post.harvard.edu_at_deadspam.com)
Date: 02/15/05
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:34:37 -0600
The likely culprit is the update kb885250 (add or remove programs, show
updates, windows hotfix kb885250). Remove it. If that doesn't work,
uninstall the rest of the Feb 8th updates.
"Manuel Lopez" <manuel.email.at.post.harvard.edu@deadspam.com> wrote in
message news:37dt37F59kd3qU1@individual.net...
> That should be "xp Feb 8 update package: Invisible files in some network
> folders"
>
> "Manuel Lopez" <manuel.email.at.post.harvard.edu@deadspam.com> wrote in
> message news:37dt0gF5btgo4U1@individual.net...
>> This is likely the known serious bug with the February 8th security
>> updates, which sporadically and unpredictably "hides" certain folders,
>> and in general prevents access to network files on some but not all
>> folders. See my post on Feb 13th called "Xp Feb 9 update package:
>> Invisible files in some network folders"
>>
>> The only solution currently is to remove the security updates and
>> complain to Microsoft.
>>
>>
>> "dfg" <dfg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8B805D03-BBE6-4653-A804-7185641CE39F@microsoft.com...
>>> Please help!
>>>
>>> I returned from vacation to learn that in my absence, a temp had been
>>> using
>>> my PC to work on certain Excel files. We're a small (3 PCs) network
>>> running
>>> Win XP Pro. I was told the temp used the AutoUpdate function in the
>>> system
>>> tray to install several of the updates, but was not told which specific
>>> ones.
>>>
>>> Now, after rebooting, every time I try to save an Excel file to the
>>> network
>>> drive I receive this error:
>>>
>>> "The folder F:/[our network path]/excelfile.xls isn't accessible. The
>>> folder
>>> may be located in an unavailable location, protected with a password, or
>>> the
>>> file name contains a \ or a /."
>>>
>>> I ensured that the file name doesn't contain any invalid characters. We
>>> also
>>> do not have any passwords set up. Our current workaround is to save the
>>> files
>>> to the desktop or local hard drive, and then manually move them to the
>>> network. Obviously, this is a very tedious waste of time and I'd like to
>>> be
>>> able to save directly to the network drive.
>>>
>>> I can't determine what the network problem is, but I suspect it has
>>> something to do with the updates being installed. Any help is greatly
>>> appreciated!
>>>
>>> -dfg
>>> a47c2x
>>>
>>> *This may not be related to the above (I plan to post it in the
>>> appropriate
>>> Outlook newsgroup)but at the same time this issue arose, another issue
>>> came
>>> up: while Outlook is open, a popup/sign-in box appears every few minutes
>>> asking for a password to log on to our company's website/domain name.
>>> Even if
>>> the correct password is entered, the sign-in returns. It only "goes
>>> away"
>>> once Outlook is closed. I believe this may be a completely separate
>>> issue.
>>
>>
>
>
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