DFS RENAMES MS EXCEL FILES TO ALFANUMERIC!!!

[Bill]

Hi,

I am running DFS between two W2K3 servers linked via WAN in two different
countries. DFS appears to be working fine and replicating through all files
and Dir. Until Excel files start changing thier names to alfanumeric like
F3CCB580.

Microsoft appears to have a hot fix for same which I applied as per the
feedback from another article posted here (ms article ID: 823230) however
this didn't help and I have to live with this ongoing pain.

PLS HELP.........

 

[Dave Peterson]

This is just background. (I don't know enough about DFS/W2K3 servers to offer
any real advice).

When excel saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a funny name (8
characters--no extension).

If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its
backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will
rename the funny named file to the original's name.

Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus
software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical
problems.

Maybe temporarily disabling the antivirus software would be the easier thing to
test. If that doesn't help, maybe there was a permissions change???

 

[Bill]

Thnx Dave.....

I tried disabling the virus checker and NTFS permissions are fine as all
other offce documents gets replicated and accessed from both ends with no
issues.....

It's just bloody excel......!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dave Peterson]

Just a curiosity question...

If you connect to the drive directly (instead of DFS), do you still have the
same problem?

Maybe it's DFS?

(and maybe a different newsgroup could help more--you may want to search google
for similar problems.)

 

[Bill]

Yeah......regardless from where you access the share it is the
same......appreciate your help.

 

[LeiaIsla]

Dave:

Any luck in determining the cause of renamed Excel files to the Alphaneric?
I am having the same problems. I am also suffering from older files saving
over newer ones. Word and Excel are my main concerns. I have a Windows
Server 2003 OS communicating with Windows Server 2000 utilizing the DFS and
FRS and I thought it was an intercompatibility problem between the OS that
was causing the problem. After reading your post, I realize it must be
something else. What is your DFS setup?

 

[Dave Peterson]

I think you meant this for Bill--not me.

Dave:

Any luck in determining the cause of renamed Excel files to the Alphaneric?
I am having the same problems. I am also suffering from older files saving
over newer ones. Word and Excel are my main concerns. I have a Windows
Server 2003 OS communicating with Windows Server 2000 utilizing the DFS and
FRS and I thought it was an intercompatibility problem between the OS that
was causing the problem. After reading your post, I realize it must be
something else. What is your DFS setup?