WinNT 4.0 May Not Return Valid Response for SMB Search Command

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When applications try to locate a file that does not have a 3-digit extension (no extension or 1-2 character extension), they may fail.

For example, a simple Qbasic application, which uses the Qbasic Kill command, will report Error 53, computer name not found, when it tries to delete a file with no extension located on a Windows NT 4.0 server.

CAUSE

When a Windows NT 4.0 server receives a service message block (SMB) search command for a file name with no extension, the server returns an SMB search response in which the file name field is not correctly populated.

This problem does not occur if the file name has an extension.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

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