Microsoft KB Archive/260919

= Disk Defragmenter on FAT32 Volume Hangs with Long Path Names =

Article ID: 260919

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q260919



SYMPTOMS
When you are defragmenting a FAT32 volume, Disk Defragmenter may seem to stop responding (hang) at the &quot;Analyzing Volume&quot; stage. This behavior occurs only on FAT32 volumes with a large number of files and folders with long path names.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



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

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbperformance kbqfe kbwin2000sp1fix KB260919

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