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You cannot perform a copy operation to a redirected serial port in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Article ID:912086
Last Review:October 11, 2007
Revision:2.4

SYMPTOMS

On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), you may receive the following error message when you perform a copy operation to a redirected serial port at a command prompt:
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Note This problem does not occur on a Windows Server 2003-based computer without SP1 installed.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
889100 (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=889100/) How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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Keywords: 
kbwinserv2003sp2fix kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb KB912086

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