CDFS Incorrectly Creates Short File Names for Some Files

ID: Q159141

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

Cdfs.sys creates short file names for some files that already have valid 8.3 unicode file names.

WORKAROUND

There is a fixed version of Cdfs.sys available on Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 and later.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.00. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.00. 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 : kbenv kbsetup kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 ntfilesys NTSrvWkst
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type :