Error message from Client Setup wizard when new user logs on to client computer

[Kishan]

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I have got SBS 2003 with SP1 installed recently. We have also created a new user and have tried to log him on to a client pc which is windows xp with service pack 2. When we do this then we are getting the below error:

"The system cannot copy a file from the server to this computer. Make sure that the network cables and devices are plugged in and fuctioning properly and try again to join to this computer network"

[Zachary]

Follow the below steps and see if that works, try to join a workgroup:
First of all click on start > My Computer(right click) > Properties > Computer Name tab> Change.
After that the computer Restarts.
Now to rejoin the domain: http://servername/connectcomputer
And then follow the Wizard.

[Kishan]

I have solved the problem, it was due to a firewall issue. Thanks for the reply anyways.

[bysizsols]

I'm having the same error, but here it is on most (if not all) of the PCs in the company.

I followed Steven's steps above. The client's F28193FE-08F8-4eae-B714-D425838F46FE registry key already has the correct value (which is 1, the same as the refcount on the server).

I followed the additional steps, and the one that worked for me was putting a 'pause' line in the logon batch file. That stops the errors, but it requires users to press a key (which they'd rather not have to do). To try and avoid this, I've tried, in place of 'pause', different commands to add a delay. I've tried 'ping -n 30 -w 1000 0.0.0.1 > NUL' and 'choice /d y /t 30 > nul', and even with a 30 second delay, I still get the error messages after that 30 seconds.

Does anyone know why 'pause' works, but neither of the other commands do? Is there another command I can use?

I'd be very grateful for some help on this.