Re: Can't get good connections from Windows XP to Sbs 2003

Hi David,

Thanks for your update!

For your now scenario, please follow below steps to try to resolve the
issue:

On the problematic XP workstation:
1. Un-map the mapped drives on the problematic XP workstation, and then
Re-map them by typing the following command on the command prompt:

NET USE Z:\\servername\folder /persistent:Yes

Where Z is the mapped drive letter. You can change it.

Try to test to see if the issue be fixed.

2. Open the Registry Editor (regedit), go to the
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon"
key. Check if the
"SyncForegroundPolicy" value is listed on the right pane. If it is there
please delete it. Then right click the blank area of the right pane and
choose New->
DWORD Value. Set "SyncForegroundPolicy" (without the quotes) as the value
name and 1 as the data. Reboot the computer, re-map the drive and test
the issue.

3. If the issue persists, please perform a clean boot to check if any
conflicts of applications.

A Clean Boot will allow us to isolate any device drivers or programs that
are loading at startup that may be causing a conflict with other device
drivers or programs that are installed in your computer.

1) Run MSCONFIG.EXE.
2) In the Services tab, click "Hide All Microsoft Services" and click
"Disable All".
3) In the Startup tab, click "Disable All". Click OK. (This will
temporarily prevent third-party programs from running automatically during
start-up.)
4) Restart the computer and check whether the problem still persists.

If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to
one application or service we have disabled. You can use the MSCONFIG tool
again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit.

4. If it still is no luck, I suggest that you temporarily uninstall the
anti-virus and personal firewall software from the XP client to verify if
this problem is these third party software's relevant. Similar problem has
been solved by disabling the anti-virus software from scanning the network
drive.

How about the result?

If the issue persists, please help me collect some information for further
analyze:
1). Does the issue happen on the one XP workstation or all XP workstations
in your SBS domain?
2). Does the issue happen random or after you have done some specific
process (such as VPN or RDP)?

I appreciate your time and efforts to perform tests. I am glad to further
assistance and look forward to your reply!

Have a nice day!

Best Regards,

Jenny Wu
Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
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>From: David Sherman <dshermin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Can't get good connections from Windows XP to Sbs 2003
>Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:31:24 -0400
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>Answers are as follows:
>1. Look at KB 297684. It fixed my problem on Windows 2000 servers.
>2. I added KeepConn in Registry- it took about 20 minutes for the
>connection to the Windwos 2003 server to disconnect
>3. RestoreConnection is not in registry
>4. No group policy of logon scripts used.
>5. Not a compaq machine in my house
>6. No Cisco products
>7. AntiVirus is Avast, firewall is zonealarms both free version.
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>On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:30:46 GMT, v-yanniw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>("Jenny wu [MSFT]") wrote:
>
>>Hi David,
>>
>>Thank you for posting!
>>
>>According to your post, I understand that the mapped network drives are
not
>>displayed sometimes. If I am off base, please don't hesitate to let me
know.
>>
>>Based on my experience, the disconnecting can be caused by the clients or
>>the servers. Please refer to the following steps to solve the issue
>>respectively:
>>
>>Step 1: On the servers which are sharing folders (This behavior occurs if
>>the network share computer runs Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
or
>>Windows Server 2003.)
>>--------------------------------------------------
>>There is a KB article - KB297684 which describes this issue. Please
visit
>>the following Microsoft Web site:
>>
>>Mapped Drive Connection to Network Share May Be Lost
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684
>>
>>For your description, I know you have applied it on the server box.
Please
>>check the following suggestions to see if the issue can be resolved:
>>
>>Step 2: On the clients with mapped drivers (Windows XP)
>>-------------------------------------------------------
>>1. You can try this registry setting:
>>
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\par
am
>>eters
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>>Name = KeepConn
>>Type = REG_DWORD
>>Value = ffff
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>>2. Also, make sure the customer does NOT have this registry setting:
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>>HKLM\SYSTEM\CCS\Control\Networkprovider\RestoreConnection=1 (default = 0)
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>>This makes the system to disable restoring the network connections.
>>
>>How about the result?
>>
>>Steps 3: Using group policy to apply logon scripts:
>>
>>If the problem occurs after the computer starts up on Windows 2000/XP
>>workstations and you are using the logon script to map the drive, please
>>refer to the following steps to configure the Group policy for logon
>>scripts:
>>
>>1) Start the Group Policy Editor (either locally or for a domain GPO
>>whichever is appropriate)
>>2) Go to User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Scripts
>>3) Double click on "Run logon scripts synchronously"
>>4) Select the "Enabled" radio button
>>5) Press Ok.
>>
>>How about the result?
>>
>>Step 4: Some third-party software may cause the disconnecting
>>---------------------------------------------------------
>>1. Compaq management utilities on the server have been known to cause the
>>issue on clients. Please review KB305355:
>>
>>Some Compaq Programs Cause Mapped Drives to Be Disconnected
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305355
>>
>>2. There are some antivirus or firewall utilities on the clients have
been
>>known to cause disconnecting. No specific packages can be identified,
but
>>try removing them all to see if the problem goes away.
>>
>>3. Some Cisco related software, such as the Cisco VPN Client may cause
this
>>issue. If such software is installed on the Windows XP, please temporary
>>uninstall them for a test.
>>
>>Hope this helps! Please try the suggestions above and let me know the
>>result. I am happy to be further assistance and look forward to hearing
>>from you.
>>
>>Have a nice day!
>>
>>Best Regards,
>>
>>Jenny Wu
>>Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>>Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>>======================================================
>>This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
>>regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
corresponding
>>newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
manner.
>>You can locate the newsgroup here:
>>http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>>
>>When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check
the
>>"Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are
>>any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader,
>>please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
>>issue.
>>
>>Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
>>provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
>>different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
doing
>>so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
>>
>>For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
>>check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>>
>>Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
>>======================================================
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>>
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>>>From: David Sherman <xxxdshermin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Subject: Can't get good connections from Windows XP to Sbs 2003
>>>Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:21:51 -0400
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>>>A Windows XP service pack 2 loses the connection to a Windows 2003
>>>Small Business Server but the Windows 2003 SBS doesn't lose the
>>>connection to the XP machine. There appears to be a timeout problem
>>>with Windows 2000 server. I applied that registry setting to the SBS
>>>server and fixed that. Windows 2000 had a 15 minute timeout problem.
>>>Under Windows XP, here is the problem:
>>>
>>>http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Microsoft_Network/Q_21274064.h
tm
>>l
>>>
>>>Solution was:
>>>
>>>(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
>>>
>>>Autodisconnect REG_DWORD 0xffffffff (4294967295)
>>>
>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanS...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Registry Settings
>>>
>>>System Key:
>>>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\
>>>
>>>Parameters]
>>>
>>>Value Name: Autodisconnect
>>>
>>>Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
>>>
>>>Value Data: 0 to 4,294,967,295 (0xffffffff) in minutes
>>>
>>>It has failed.
>>>
>>>It the same light, auto reconnect doesn't work on boot.
>>>
>>>
>>>How do I get and maontain connections?
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>
>>>
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