Microsoft KB Archive/160398

= Cannot Read Files Greater than 4 GB =

Article ID: 160398

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160398



SYMPTOMS
When you try to read a file greater than 4 GB, the contents cannot be seen.



CAUSE
Ntfs.sys was unable to handle a data size of 4 GB or greater in a single file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.00. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.00. 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 file corruption

Keywords: kbenv KB160398

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