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Moving Files Can Corrupt NTFS Partition

Article ID: 159137

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q159137

SYMPTOMS

Under rare conditions, Ntfs.sys can cause file corruption when moving files on the same volume.

WORKAROUND

Ntfs.sys has been fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 and later.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.00. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.00. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: volume corrupt prodnt

Keywords: kbenv kbsetup KB159137