GetFileAttributes API May Return Invalid Return Code (193763)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q193763 SYMPTOMS
The return value expected, when using GetFileAttributes, is FFFFFFFF for
failure, and for success the value of the files attributes. Sometimes, when
the API should have been returning failure, it was succeeding and returning
invalid attributes.
CAUSE
Some file information is cached locally when it is opened. So, when another
process needed some of that information and it was cached, it was obtained
without checking to see if it had the proper rights to obtain that
information.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
the individual software update. For information on obtaining the
latest service pack, please go to:
For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support
Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the
following address on the World Wide Web:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.
This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB193763 |
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