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Q156980: Performance Monitor: Disk Transfers Per Second Not Working

Article: Q156980
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:3.51; :3.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open a .pmc or .pmw file, the Disk Transfers per second (Disk
Transfer/sec) counter may not show a value.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when you create a Performance Monitor log file on a computer
running Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack (SP) 3, and then open that log file on a
computer running Windows NT 3.51 SP 4. Then you add the object Physical Disk
using the Disk Transfers/sec counter, and then save the chart or the workspace.

RESOLUTION
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Update to Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 4.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version
3.51 Service Pack 3. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Windows NT Service
Pack 4.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ350 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : winnt:3.51; :3.5

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