Macintosh Clients See Files on Windows NT Server Constantly Moving

ID: Q178364

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

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. Due to changes in how Macintosh clients cache a remote directory list, you may see similar symptoms for reasons other than this issue.

RESOLUTION

Windows NT 4.0

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

For your convenience, the English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location. However, Microsoft recommends that you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 to correct this problem.

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP3/sfm-fix/

Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1 and Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT 4.0 and apply the hotfix.

STATUS

Windows NT 4.0

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.

Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1 and Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

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.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Keywords : NT4SP4Fix ntmac kbbug4.00 ntnetserv kbfix4.00.sp4 NTSrv
Version : WinNT:3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug