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From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
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Subject: Re: ls weirdness on root drive
To: eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:59:41 -0600 (CST)
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I wrote a little test program using findfirst.

If both sys and hidden search attribute bits are set, and it is the root
directory of the strange C:\ NTFS drive, find first returns one file and 
then returns no others.  If I clear the hidden search attribute bit it 
works fine.  I cannot reproduce the problem on any other drive or directory.

If I load the LFN TSR it works fine, of course.

We already knew that searches with the VOL bit didn't work under Win2K/XP
on the root of a volume, and it now seems that other things may not work
either in some rare situtations.  I have tried to reproduce the problem
in other directories without luck.

I'll continue looking, but for now I have no recommendations.