>>>The SMB2 issues in Vista were supposed to be resolved according to this:
>>>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~WindowsVistaFileLockingBug~VFP
>>>and this:
>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935366/en-us
>>>
>>>Unfortunately, the SMB2 bugs persist. I have written a program that will reproduce the SMB2 bugs. The included program should be run between 2 Vista computers (one acting as the server and sharing the folder to the second). You should see VFP crash within 30 seconds with index corruption and other miscellaneous errors. Now, turn off SMB2 or switch one of the computers to XP and this same program will run without error.

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>Nope.. it illustrates a bug in the network file system SMB2 protocol which affects shared files. Thus not only VFP databases but also MS ACCESS or anything that allows multiple users to write to one file at a given time.
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>It tells that new introduced things are just not ready for primetime.... so disable it on your W2008 servers and vista workstations.

Walter, Brandon, All - Sorry for opening an older thread but how does one switch off / disable SMB2 on the W2008 servers and Vista workstations and what effect will this have for the user?

TIA