FIX: Creating a Huge Number of Files May Cause Error 1450
PSS ID Number: 201922
Article Last Modified on 10/15/2002
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q201922
SYMPTOMS
Continuously creating files on an NTFS volume containing millions of files can lead to a situation where the system fails the file creation process with an out of resource error (error code 1450).
CAUSE
The actual number of files that can cause the problem is related to the amount of RAM installed.
RESOLUTION
Install service pack 4 for Windows NT 4.0.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in service pack 4.
Additional query words: sp4 sp-4 pak servicepak
Keywords: kbBug kbDSupport kbFileIO kbKernBase KB201922
Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbOSWinNT400 kbOSWinNTSearch kbOSWinSearch kbSDKSearch kbWin32SDKSearch kbWin32sSearch