The Hot fix 2029054 which is part of SP1. My question is do I neet to do this regisry change after installing SP1? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters\ TcpKeepAliveTimeout of 60 Randy Nelson

No we need to have this regitry change before applying the got fix. Check this section Registry information <script type="text/javascript">// <![CDATA[ loadTOCNode(3, 'resolution'); ]]></script> To use the hotfix in this package, you have to set the following registry key. Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then click OK . Locate and then click the following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters Right-click Parameters , point to New , and then click DWORD Value . Type TcpKeepAliveTimeout, and then press ENTER to name the new entry. Right-click TcpKeepAliveTimeout , and then click Modify . In the Value data box, type 60, and then click OK . This value indicates the time interval (in seconds) to send Keepalives on an idle connection. We recommend that you set this value to 60 seconds. However, you can reduce or increase this time-out value according to your requirement. Note Windows Server 2003 client sends SMB echo at an interval of 30 seconds. Therefore, we do not recommend that you to set this value to below 30 seconds as it may increase bandwidth usage. Exit Registry Editor. Restart requirement

This hot fix is part of service pack 1. The question is do I need the registry changes after a clean install of 2008 r2 with sp1. If so why didn't they include it in sp1.Randy Nelson