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Q154791: MS-DOS-based Applications May Not Find All Files

Article: Q154791
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbWinNT400sp4fix
Last Modified: 21-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a 16-bit MS-DOS-based application uses FindFirst or FindNext requests to
search for files, the results may not be complete. This may cause the
application to not operate properly.

CAUSE
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The Windows NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) subsystem does not properly handle
the scenario where a returned value from a function indicates the buffer that
was passed to it was too small to hold all of the data.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version
4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base.

Q152734How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.



Additional query words: DOS Incomplete Missing

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Keywords          : kbenv kbWinNT400sp4fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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