BUG: IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Returns STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER (322726)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Driver Development Kit (DDK)

This article was previously published under Q322726

SYMPTOMS

On Windows XP, when you use the IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint function that is documented in the Windows XP Installable File System Kit (IFS Kit), the DeviceObject parameter cannot be a device object of a network file system. If this is the case, the function returns STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER instead of STATUS_SUCCESS.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of a bug in Windows XP.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/18/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB322726