Macintosh Clients See Files on WinNT Server Constantly Moving

• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you view files and folders on a computer running both Windows NT Server 4.0 and Services for Macintosh from a Macintosh OS 8.0 client, you may see files and folders constantly shifting, similar to what is seen when Cleanup is selected from the Macintosh View menu. Users may also see duplicate files in the same folder.

CAUSE

Macintosh OS 8.0 Finder has changed in functionality regarding the AppleShare client and Finder. Finder now attempts to set the initialization bit option in the file's resource fork. Failure to set this bit causes the constant shifting of the files.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the following fix or wait for the next Windows NT 4.0 service pack.

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   02/03/98  02:10p               130,352 Sfmsrv.sys (Intel)
   02/03/98  03:07p               234,064 Sfmsrv.sys (Alpha)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1 and Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51. Upgrade to Windows NT 4.0 and apply the latest service pack.