LowercaseFiles Registry Key Has Added Functionality (186929)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q186929

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SYMPTOMS

When using the LowercaseFile registry key as documented in the online product documentation, you may find that it does not always display the files in lowercase.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the LowercaseFiles registry key in

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\Para
   meters\LowercaseFiles:REG_DWORD:1

is designed to work on FAT files systems. Microsoft has added the functionality to perform this action on all supported files systems.

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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 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.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/22/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB186929