network access from vista (win7) to xp

Here’s a tip I am tired of looking up after reformatting my computer.

Even though you may share all of your files on your XP computer, when you attempt to access those files from a Windows Vista or Windows 7 OS you may get an error that reads one of the following ways:

• Not enough server storage is available to process this command.
• Not enough memory to complete transaction. Close some applications and retry.

The solution is quite simple, even though odd that you have to do this at all.

1. Go to Start > Run > regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > lanmanserver > parameters
3. Create (or edit if it actually exists for you) a new DWORD value in this folder.
4. Name the value IRPStackSize and make sure to get the spelling and case correct.
5. Right click it to modify.
6. Select the Decimal Base on the right.
7. Enter a value of 16.
   Note that some people recommend entering 15 first, but I always get an error and wind up stepping it up to 16 and it works after that.
8. Click OK to close the little window.
9. Now you need to either restart your computer or, an easier method, restart the Server service which I will now explain.
10. Go to Start > Run > services.msc
11. Scroll the list of Services (Local) to find Server.
12. Right click and select Restart to restart this service.

That’s it. You can now access those files. Hooray.

Posted in: Hints »  by: foyleman

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