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CDFS Incorrectly Creates Short File Names for Some Files

Article ID: 159141

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 Q159141

SYMPTOMS

Cdfs.sys creates short file names for some files that already have valid 8.3 unicode file names.

WORKAROUND

There is a fixed version of Cdfs.sys available on 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: prodnt

Keywords: kbenv kbsetup KB159141