SFM File Type and Creator Properties Invalid

 Last reviewed: August 13, 1997
Article ID: Q159205
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.00.
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.00.

SYMPTOMS

The extension to type/creator mapping is nonfunctional.

For example:

Create a file called test.doc on a FAT partition and copy it to an NTFS directory shared as a Macintosh volume. Instead of putting the type/creator for the file, it leaves the type creator as TEXT/LMAN. When viewing it from an Apple Macintosh, it doesn't appear as the correct type of file and cannot be double-clicked on to open with the appropriate application. All extension mapping is invalid for any extension type.

RESOLUTION

Install the updated files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. 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
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 ntfilesys ntmac kbnetwork kbother
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: August 13, 1997
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