CIM_DataFile class returns an incorrect or null value for files that are larger than 2 GB in Windows 2000

When you use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), instances of the CIM_DataFile class, for example CIM_LogicalFile, for files that are larger than 2 gigabytes (GB) return an incorrect or NULL value for the FileSize property.

Update information

A newer version of this hotfix is available. For more information about the newer hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Q820608_W2K_SP5_X86_EN.exe package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ce021902-0a9b-4957-82ed-d77bcd4c83e6)

Release Date: October 13, 2005

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.