Article ID: 170572
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q170572
SYMPTOMS
After installing Service Pack 3 and when using an LS-120 removable media drive that also reads/writes 1.44-MB disks, you are unable to format a 1.44-MB disk. You can still write to an already formatted disk or to LS- 120 media.
RESOLUTION
Perform the following steps to work around this problem:
- Rename %Systemroot%\system32\drivers\Atapi.sys to Atapi.org.
Copy the Atapi.sys from Service Pack 2 to the following directory:
%Systemroot%\system32\drivers directory.- Shut down and restart the system.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 3. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
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