Distributing Hotfix to patch IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

NTFSD
1

I was wondering if someone from Microsoft could answer this.

From Knowledge base article 835281 (Thanks for pointing it out Randy) it is apparent that we can now get IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint working on W2K. Since I understand the next service pack is delayed and not expected to be out in the immediate future, I was wondering if customers could use the hotfix.

My question then is about the hotfix itself. Are we allowed to distribute the hotfix in our installer for W2K clients?

If not, what do you suggest we do to make this easy for our customers?

–
Regards,
Dana Epp
[Blog: http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/]

2

I have additional question to it. The page mentioned in
one of the previous postings does not contain any link
to download. Instead of this, it advices to call MS tech support
to retrieve he patch. Is it possible to download it at all ?

L.

3

These are two good questions. Let me talk to our Sustained Engineering
group and see if we can make this directly available for download and
redistributable.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Ladislav Zezula
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:14 PM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

I have additional question to it. The page mentioned in
one of the previous postings does not contain any link
to download. Instead of this, it advices to call MS tech support
to retrieve he patch. Is it possible to download it at all ?

L.

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https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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4

Thanks Neal. Appreciate it.

–
Regards,
Dana Epp
[Blog: http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/]

Neal Christiansen wrote:

These are two good questions. Let me talk to our Sustained Engineering
group and see if we can make this directly available for download and
redistributable.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

5

Neal,

Has there been any news on this that you can report?

Neal Christiansen wrote:

These are two good questions. Let me talk to our Sustained Engineering
group and see if we can make this directly available for download and
redistributable.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Ladislav Zezula
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:14 PM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

I have additional question to it. The page mentioned in
one of the previous postings does not contain any link
to download. Instead of this, it advices to call MS tech support
to retrieve he patch. Is it possible to download it at all ?

L.

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https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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Dana Epp
[Blog: http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/]

6

As a matter of fact I do.

Microsoft’s Sustained Engineering group (WinSE) is in the process of
creating a security update for the W2K SP4 kernel that is going to be
released in October. This update will contain the backported
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint API. For those of you who have
access to the WinSE Beta’s it will be in TP17. I believe this will go
out as a security update on Windows update but I am confirming this.

Since it would take about the same amount of time to create a public
release of this hotfix the WinSE group has decided to simply go with the
security update to solve this issue.

I will let you know as soon as I found out exactly how it will be
distributed.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Dana Epp
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:48 AM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

Neal,

Has there been any news on this that you can report?

Neal Christiansen wrote:

These are two good questions. Let me talk to our Sustained
Engineering
group and see if we can make this directly available for download and
redistributable.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Ladislav Zezula
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:14 PM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

I have additional question to it. The page mentioned in
one of the previous postings does not contain any link
to download. Instead of this, it advices to call MS tech support
to retrieve he patch. Is it possible to download it at all ?

L.

Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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–
Regards,
Dana Epp
[Blog: http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/]

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7

Great news Neal. Thanks!

Neal Christiansen wrote:

As a matter of fact I do.

Microsoft’s Sustained Engineering group (WinSE) is in the process of
creating a security update for the W2K SP4 kernel that is going to be
released in October. This update will contain the backported
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint API. For those of you who have
access to the WinSE Beta’s it will be in TP17. I believe this will go
out as a security update on Windows update but I am confirming this.

Since it would take about the same amount of time to create a public
release of this hotfix the WinSE group has decided to simply go with the
security update to solve this issue.

I will let you know as soon as I found out exactly how it will be
distributed.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Dana Epp
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:48 AM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

Neal,

Has there been any news on this that you can report?

Neal Christiansen wrote:

>These are two good questions. Let me talk to our Sustained

Engineering

>group and see if we can make this directly available for download and
>redistributable.
>
>Neal Christiansen
>Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
>This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
>rights.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
>[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Ladislav Zezula
>Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:14 PM
>To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
>Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
>IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K
>
>I have additional question to it. The page mentioned in
>one of the previous postings does not contain any link
>to download. Instead of this, it advices to call MS tech support
>to retrieve he patch. Is it possible to download it at all ?
>
>L.
>
>—
>Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
>https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17
>
>You are currently subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@windows.microsoft.com
>To unsubscribe send a blank email to xxxxx@lists.osr.com
>
>—
>Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at

https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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–
Regards,
Dana Epp
[Blog: http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/]

8

I have confirmed that this is going to be released as a security update
on windows update in October. I will send out an email when it is
available.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Dana Epp
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:24 PM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

Great news Neal. Thanks!

Neal Christiansen wrote:

As a matter of fact I do.

Microsoft’s Sustained Engineering group (WinSE) is in the process of
creating a security update for the W2K SP4 kernel that is going to be
released in October. This update will contain the backported
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint API. For those of you who have
access to the WinSE Beta’s it will be in TP17. I believe this will go
out as a security update on Windows update but I am confirming this.

Since it would take about the same amount of time to create a public
release of this hotfix the WinSE group has decided to simply go with
the
security update to solve this issue.

I will let you know as soon as I found out exactly how it will be
distributed.

Neal Christiansen
Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
rights

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Dana Epp
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:48 AM
To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K

Neal,

Has there been any news on this that you can report?

Neal Christiansen wrote:

>These are two good questions. Let me talk to our Sustained

Engineering

>group and see if we can make this directly available for download and
>redistributable.
>
>Neal Christiansen
>Microsoft File System Filter Group Lead
>This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no
>rights.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
>[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Ladislav Zezula
>Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:14 PM
>To: Windows File Systems Devs Interest List
>Subject: Re: [ntfsd] Distributing Hotfix to patch
>IoCreateFileSpecifyDeviceObjectHint Support in W2K
>
>I have additional question to it. The page mentioned in
>one of the previous postings does not contain any link
>to download. Instead of this, it advices to call MS tech support
>to retrieve he patch. Is it possible to download it at all ?
>
>L.
>
>—
>Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at
>https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17
>
>You are currently subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@windows.microsoft.com
>To unsubscribe send a blank email to xxxxx@lists.osr.com
>
>—
>Questions? First check the IFS FAQ at

https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?id=17

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–
Regards,
Dana Epp
[Blog: http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/]

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