Removable Media Does Not Eject if Formatted in NTFS

 Last reviewed: September 15, 1997
Article ID: Q148525
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Removable media that is formatted with the NTFS file system does not eject.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.0. 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: prodnt Jaz ZIP Avatar Removable Eject
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 ntfilesys nthw NTSrvWkst kbenv kbhw
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: September 15, 1997
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