Excel 2010 slow to save to network with re-mapped My Documents folder

On a Windows 7 or Windows 2008 Server R2 machine,�you may notice a significant delay saving your Excel 2010 documents into�a My Documents (or subfolder like My Pictures) that has been re-mapped to a network location by a group policy. The behavior does not occur every time you save the document.

This problem is caused by�a network driver on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 machines

To resolve this issue, download the�hotfix to update the network driver�from KB Article 981711 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981711). This hotfix was created to address a different problem that you may not be experiencing.

Note This is a "FAST PUBLISH" article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained herein is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice. See Terms of Use for other considerations.