Udfs.sys Has a 2.2 Gigabyte Limitation with DVD-R Media (313663)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to read data from a DVD that was recorded on a DVD-R drive by using multiple sessions, you may receive the following error message:

The disk structure is corrupt and unreadable.

IMPORTANT: For the problem that the hotfix that is described in this article fixes, you can read disks that are recorded with less than 2.2 gigabytes (GB) of data without problems. It is important to note that there are two other possible causes of this problem that are quite common and will occur on disks that contain any amount of data. First, firmware on the drive that is too old to read DVD-R media in your DVD drive. Consult the manufacturer of the drive for information about the compatibility of DVD-R media and your drive. Second, the DVD-R has not been closed, or has been improperly closed. Consult your DVD-R software documentation for more information about this possible error.

RESOLUTION

To 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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date       Time   Version        Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------
   07-Jan-01  19:44  5.0.2195.4809  27,952  Cdrom.sys
   07-Jan-01  19:45  5.0.2195.4809  62,672  Udfs.sys

STATUS

Microsoft 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 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes