A folder that is named %homedrive% appears on your Windows 2000 desktop

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SYMPTOMS

If a user tries to access a redirected folder after an administrator uses the Folder Redirection feature in Group Policy, a folder that is named %homedrive% appears on the user’s desktop.

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CAUSE

This problem may occur if you install Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, and you use the %homedrive% variable in the path of the redirected folder.

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RESOLUTION

Hotfix information A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

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Prerequisites

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date          Time    Version            Size   File name 
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30-Jan-2004   01:22   5.0.2195.6895   334,608   Msgina.dll 
09-Jan-2004   01:41   5.0.2195.6888 5,854,720   Sp3res.dll

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