DOCUMENT:Q163872  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :PRB: Sysdiff Cannot Delete Files
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork kbOPK kbSBKkbbuglist

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you apply a Sysdiff package that includes information that files should be
deleted, only one file per directory is actually deleted.

RESOLUTION
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Apply the hotfix mentioned below. Please note that you must rebuild any packages
that were built using the previous Sysdiff.exe.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack.
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


MORE INFORMATION
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For more information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   Q157576 How to Troubleshoot the Sysdiff Tool in Windows NT

Additional query words: unattended OPK SBK

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbOPK kbSBK kbbuglist
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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