Yup, integers only go up to 32000 or so, and anything more than that's a
negative number. funny how that works. Nice to know that even m1cr050ft
programmers use the wrong data types every now and then........
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:23 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT]Negative free space reported in Win98 after
rei nstall
Yep, its a known issue when you have more than 32G of free space. Good old
Technet!
Brian Boyes,
Systems Administrator,
Precision Resource Canada Ltd.
<http://www.precisionresource.com>
<mailto:brianb@...>
-----------------------
PSS ID Number: Q272620
Article last modified on 02-23-2001
======================================================================
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
SYMPTOMS
========
When you view the Virtual Memory tab in System properties, the hard disk
free
size is reported as a negative number if your hard disk has more than 32
gigabytes (GB) of free space. If you use the arrows (the spinner controls)
to
change the values in the Minimum and Maximum size boxes for the paging file,
negative numbers are also displayed.
CAUSE
=====
The boxes display incorrect numbers for values that are larger than 32 GB.
RESOLUTION
==========
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to
obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers
and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the
World
Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls
may
be cancelled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to
additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:
Date Time Version Size File name Operating system
-------------------------------------------------------------------
09/12/2000 02:31p 4.10.2224 384,144 Sysdm.cpl Windows 98
Second Edition
09/15/2000 08:03p 4.90.3001 389,920 Sysdm.cpl Windows Me
WORKAROUND
==========
You can ignore the incorrectly listed free space because Windows internally
interprets the numbers correctly as large positive numbers.
STATUS
======
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that
are
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
================
This fix also limits the spinner control to 4,096 megabytes (MB) because
that is
the upper boundary for a paging file.
Additional query words: spinner controls combo
======================================================================
Keywords : kbenv kbui win98 win98se kbWinME
Technology : kbWinMEsearch kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbWin98
kbWinME kbWin98SE
Version : :
Issue type : kbprb
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negative number. funny how that works. Nice to know that even m1cr050ft
programmers use the wrong data types every now and then........
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:23 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT]Negative free space reported in Win98 after
rei nstall
Yep, its a known issue when you have more than 32G of free space. Good old
Technet!
Brian Boyes,
Systems Administrator,
Precision Resource Canada Ltd.
<http://www.precisionresource.com>
<mailto:brianb@...>
-----------------------
PSS ID Number: Q272620
Article last modified on 02-23-2001
======================================================================
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
SYMPTOMS
========
When you view the Virtual Memory tab in System properties, the hard disk
free
size is reported as a negative number if your hard disk has more than 32
gigabytes (GB) of free space. If you use the arrows (the spinner controls)
to
change the values in the Minimum and Maximum size boxes for the paging file,
negative numbers are also displayed.
CAUSE
=====
The boxes display incorrect numbers for values that are larger than 32 GB.
RESOLUTION
==========
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to
obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers
and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the
World
Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls
may
be cancelled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to
additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:
Date Time Version Size File name Operating system
-------------------------------------------------------------------
09/12/2000 02:31p 4.10.2224 384,144 Sysdm.cpl Windows 98
Second Edition
09/15/2000 08:03p 4.90.3001 389,920 Sysdm.cpl Windows Me
WORKAROUND
==========
You can ignore the incorrectly listed free space because Windows internally
interprets the numbers correctly as large positive numbers.
STATUS
======
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that
are
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
================
This fix also limits the spinner control to 4,096 megabytes (MB) because
that is
the upper boundary for a paging file.
Additional query words: spinner controls combo
======================================================================
Keywords : kbenv kbui win98 win98se kbWinME
Technology : kbWinMEsearch kbWin98search kbWin98SEsearch kbWin98
kbWinME kbWin98SE
Version : :
Issue type : kbprb
============================================================================
=
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.
To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/. Note: You must have already
linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access.
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/