16-Bit MS-DOS-Based Programs Cannot Change Label with CreateNewFile() Function (263926)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q263926 SYMPTOMS
16-bit MS-DOS-based program behave differently under Windows 2000 than under MS-DOS when they call the CreateNewFile function (INT 21h, AH=5Bh) to write a disk label (CX=08h).
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
Windows 2000
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size Version File name
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6/8/00 3:55PM 395,024 5.0.2195.2096 Ntvdm.exe
WORKAROUND
You can use the CreateFile function (INT 21H, AH=3Ch) to change the label. However, to use this method, you must have access to the source code for the program.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/19/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbAppDev kbbug kbfix kbProgramming kbWin2000PreSP2Fix w2000apps KB263926 |
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