Microsoft KB Archive/871004

= Remote files may become corrupted when you use Visual Studio 6.0 SP5 on a Windows 2000 SP4-based computer to open and to modify remote files that are stored by using the Rational ClearCase dynamic view =

Article ID: 871004

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
You use Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5) on a Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4-based computer to open and to modify remote files that are stored by using the Rational ClearCase dynamic view. The remote files may become corrupted when you use Visual Studio 6.0 to save the changes. Also, you may receive an error message in the Visual Studio 6.0 IDE that is similar to the following:

The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.

(Win32:ERROR_FILE_INVALID 1006, NTSTATUS:STATUS_FILE_INVALID 0xC0000098).



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows 2000 SP4 installed on your computer.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date        Time   Version            Size    File name  Platform -- 12-Jul-2004 18:04  5.0.2195.6960     409,360  Mrxsmb.sys   x86 12-Jul-2004 18:04  5.0.2195.6960     169,936  Rdbss.sys     x86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

826482 Data is not completely written to files that are located on a network share after you set the attributes of the files in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB871004

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