PRB: Sysdiff Does Not Add Empty Directories (159839)

SYMPTOMS

When you use Sysdiff to propagate directory structures to computers running Windows NT 4.0, Sysdiff does not add the directories that are empty. Editing the [IncludeFilesindDir] section of the Sysdiff.inf file does not seem to help.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

Please note that you must rebuild any packages that were built using the previous Sysdiff.exe.

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/utilities/Sysdiff-fix

NOTE: This version of Sysdiff replaces the version that ships with Service Pack 3.

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

Place a temporary file in the final level of the directory that you want propagated to your computers running Windows NT Server.

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Create an $oem$ directory structure on your \i386 share to copy these directories during unattended install to the target computers. Please refer to the Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit for 4.0, chapter 2 for instructions.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.