Article ID: 267913
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q267913
SYMPTOMS
When you query the last modified date of a file stored on a Windows NT-based server, an incorrect date may be returned. If you then use this value to manually update the last modified date of the file on the server, the incorrect date can end up being permanently applied to the file.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Query File Information Server Message Block (SMB) only returns a 32-bit value for the last modified time. However, the NTFS file system stores the last modified time internally as a 64-bit value. When the SMB request is processed on the server, it returns the low 32 bits of this 64-bit time instead of converting it to a valid 32-bit value.
RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name Platform
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07/05/2000 06:15p 231,184 Srv.sys Intel
07/05/2000 06:16p 460,848 Srv.sys Alpha
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB267913
