MS-DOS-based Applications May Not Find All Files (154791)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q154791

SYMPTOMS

When a 16-bit MS-DOS-based application uses FindFirst or FindNext requests to search for files, the results may not be complete. This may cause the application to not operate properly.

CAUSE

The Windows NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) subsystem does not properly handle the scenario where a returned value from a function indicates the buffer that was passed to it was too small to hold all of the data.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

152734How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

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 4.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbfix kbQFE KB154791
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