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Q108056: Macintosh Finder Sometimes Does Not Display File

Article: Q108056
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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You can sometimes not see a file in a shared directory on the server from your
Macintosh computer, while the same file is visible from your Windows NT server.
You can perform actions on the file from the Macintosh, but often the Finder
does not display the file.

CAUSE
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A time stamp problem resulted in any files created within the same second to not
be updated.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S.
Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. 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

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Keywords          : kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNT310Search
Version           : 3.1

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