ACC: System Error When Sharing Database on LAN Man/Workgroups

 Last reviewed: May 28, 1997
Article ID: Q100160
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

If you try to save a Microsoft Access database larger than 2000 bytes (approximately 2 MB) on a Microsoft LAN Manager server with a boot drive that uses the file allocation table (FAT) format, the following error message appears: 

   System error... Network error on drive <x>
This error occurs only on Microsoft Windows for Workgroups workstations if you attempt to open a database already in use by a Microsoft LAN Manager workstation or another Windows for Workgroups workstation.

CAUSE

The Microsoft LAN Manager server responds incorrectly to a request by Windows for Workgroups to share the file. The server responds with a message that is too long for Windows for Workgroups to process correctly, resulting in an error from the NetBIOS.

RESOLUTION

The following are two ways to work around this behavior:

  • Change the format of the Microsoft LAN Manager server boot drive from FAT to high-performance file system (HPFS), then place the Microsoft Access database you want to share on the boot drive.

    -or-

  • Move the database to a Windows for Workgroups server.

Additional query words: w4w fat hpfs netbios boot drive
Keywords : GnlOthr kbusage
Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : X86
Issue type : kbprb
Resolution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: May 28, 1997
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