Windows 95 Briefcase: No Drag-and-Drop Operation on Windows NT Compressed Directory

ID: Q164512

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

This issue applies to a Windows 95 user connecting to a Windows NT sharepoint containing compressed directories and files. The problem is observed from the Windows 95 client when using a drag-and-drop operation to move a compressed Windows NT directory into Windows 95 Briefcase. The resulting problem is that the directory is copied but files under the directory are not copied.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Windows NT sends to Windows 95 a file attribute of 0x820 in reply to a findfirst request. Windows 95 was not handling the 8xx portion of this reply and was failing to copy files containing the attribute. All Windows NT compressed files contain the 8xx attribute designation.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95, and later versions of this file:


    SYNCENG.DLL  version 4.00.951  dated 7/16/96  55,296 bytes

To work around this problem, do not store user profiles in compressed folders on Windows NT-based computers. If necessary, uncompress the folder used to store user profiles and re-create the user profiles.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q146867 Cannot Load User Profiles from Windows NT-Based Computer


Keywords          : kbinterop kbnetwork ntnetserv 
Version           : WINDOWS:95; winnt:3.51,4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999