SYSTEM32 Directory Corrupted After Converting from FAT to NTFS

 Last reviewed: May 12, 1997
Article ID: Q106743

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

After instructing Windows NT Setup to convert your FAT partition to NTFS (the partition containing Windows NT), the SYSTEM32 directory is corrupted.

CAUSE

This problem only occurs when the filenames in the SYSTEM32 directory are in a particular order. It is caused by a cache problem in Convert's read/write cache.

STATUS

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
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbsetup ntsetup
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 12, 1997
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