Insufficient Resources Error on Windows XP Network Shares
FileBrowser can connect to Windows XP shared folders, but in some cases Windows XP may return an “Insufficient resources” error when trying to open or browse network folders.
This is a known issue with Windows XP (and also Windows Server 2000 and 2003). The installed value of the IRPStackSize parameter is often too small to allow additional network clients to connect to the Windows file sharing service.
Microsoft have published Knowledge Base article KB285089 which describes how to increase the value of the setting to fix the problem.
Here are the instructions for making the change, but see the Microsoft article if you need more help.
- Click Start, click Run, type regedit and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
- Click Edit, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
- Type IRPStackSize, and then press ENTER to name the value.
(The name is case-sensitive)
- Click Edit, and then click Modify.
- Click Decimal and in the Data Value box, type 30, and then click OK.
- Restart Windows and then re-try to connect with FileBrowser.
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