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Q159839: PRB: Sysdiff Does Not Add Empty Directories

Article: Q159839
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsetup kbWinNT400sp4fix kbOPK kbSBK
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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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 you use Sysdiff to propagate directory structures to computers running
Windows NT 4.0, Sysdiff does not add the directories that are empty. Editing the
[IncludeFilesindDir] section of the Sysdiff.inf file does not seem to help.

RESOLUTION
==========

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,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


Please note that you must rebuild any packages that were built using the previous
Sysdiff.exe.

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/utilities/Sysdiff-fix

NOTE: This version of Sysdiff replaces the version that ships with Service Pack
3.

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

- Place a temporary file in the final level of the directory that you want
  propagated to your computers running Windows NT Server.

  -or-

- Create an $oem$ directory structure on your \i386 share to copy these
  directories during unattended install to the target computers. Please refer
  to the Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit for 4.0, chapter 2 for
  instructions.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. 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.




Additional query words: 4.00 Unattended Automated error 122 SBK OPK Install

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsetup kbWinNT400sp4fix kbOPK kbSBK 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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