Programs that use the _read function to access very large files do not receive the correct data in Windows XP (839544)

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name   Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   24-Mar-2004  22:48  7.0.2600.1364  323,072  Msvcrt.dll       x86
   24-Mar-2004  23:07  7.0.2600.1364  943,104  Msvcrt.dll     IA-64

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about new naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional information about the terminology that is used in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

REFERENCES

For a Windows 2000 version of this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

838751 Programs that use the _read function to access very large files do not receive the correct data in Windows 2000

For a Windows Server 2003 version of this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

838752 Programs that use the _read function to access very large files do not receive the correct data in Windows Server 2003

For more information about the _read function, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore98/html/_crt__read.asp