Microsoft KB Archive/142630

= NTFS with Full Logfile Condition May Cause Trap =

Article ID: 142630

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q142630





SYMPTOMS
While deleting an extremely large directory (100,000+ files) on an NTFS formatted drive, a hang condition occurs in an application (Winfile.exe or other) performing the file delete.



CAUSE
A deadlock in NTFS may occur due to a log full condition is on a system logfile owned by NTFS.



RESOLUTION
This problem has been resolved by a hotfix to Ntfs.sys.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB142630

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