Microsoft KB Archive/201922

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FIX: Creating a Huge Number of Files May Cause Error 1450

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Q201922

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
Continuously creating files on an NTFS volume containing millions of files can lead to a situation where the system fails the file creation process with an out of resource error (error code 1450).

CAUSE
The actual number of files that can cause the problem is related to the amount of RAM installed.

RESOLUTION
Install service pack 4 for Windows NT 4.0.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in service pack 4.

Additional query words: sp4 sp-4 pak servicepak

Keywords : kbFileIO kbKernBase kbOSWinNT400bug _IK kbGrpDSKernBase

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400