Moving Files Can Corrupt NTFS Partition

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SYMPTOMS

Under rare conditions, Ntfs.sys can cause file corruption when moving files on the same volume.

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WORKAROUND

Ntfs.sys has been fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 and later.

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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

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