Autolfn.exe May Build Sound Files with Damaged File Names in Windows 2000

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This article was previously published under Q318136

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SYMPTOMS

If you use the Winnt.exe program to perform an unattended installation of Windows 2000 with the "OEMPreinstall=Yes" entry in the answer file, sound files on your computer may have damaged file names. Because of this, system sounds may not play as you expect. This problem is most likely to occur with non-English versions of Windows 2000 that use extended characters in the localized file names.

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CAUSE

A text file is used to describe long file name changes. This file is in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) format and must be translated to Unicode. This problem occurs because the translation from OEM format to Unicode format uses the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) code page, which causes there to be characters that are not valid in the file name.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   28-Feb-2002  23:01  5.0.2195.5001  15,640  Autolfn.exe

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/EN-US/ ) The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861/EN-US/ ) Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

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