DIR Command from Windows for Workgroups Returns Incomplete

Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
Article ID: Q109850

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When there are many connections to a Windows NT server, running the DIR command from Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 workstations sometimes generates an incomplete listing of files on the server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem has also been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. 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: wfw wfwg prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbinterop kbnetwork ntinterop ntras NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
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