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Device may not work when you access a network share by using the Windows preinstall environment

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Symptoms

When you try to access network shares by using the Windows Preinstall environment, your computer may stop responding (hang) or you may receive the following error message:
System Error 59 has occurred
A device attached to the system is not functioning.

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Cause

This problem occurs because the Windows Preinstall environment cannot access distributed file system (Dfs) shares.

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Resolution

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.

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Keywords: kbenv, kbfix, kbhardware, kbnetwork, kbsetup, kbwinxpsp1fix, kbbug, KB299580

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Article Info
Article ID : 299580
Revision : 6
Created on : 3/2/2007
Published on : 3/2/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 432