Q321725: Err Msg: Unable to Determine the Computer File System Type (3.2)

Article: Q321725
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.0 SP6,4.0 SP6a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbtool kbSecurity
Last Modified: 17-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, 4.0 SP6a 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, 4.0 SP6a 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, 4.0 SP6a 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool tries to determine if
a remote Windows NT 4.0-based computer contains hard disks that do not use the
NTFS file system, you receive the following error message:

  Unable to determine the computer file system type.(3.2)

CAUSE
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This error message occurs because the MBSA tool enumerates the drives, but a
registry check cannot verify whether the drives are hard disks because of a
missing registry key in Windows NT 4.0.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the MBSA tool.


MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about the MBSA tool, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q320454 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Version 1.0 Is Available

Additional query words: type

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool kbSecurity 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp5 kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400sp6 kbWinNTSEnt400sp5 kbWinNTSEnt400sp4 kbWinNTS400sp6 kbWinNTS400sp5 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400sp4 kbNTTermServ400sp5 kbNTTermServ400sp6 kbNTTermServSearch kbWinNTW400sp6 kbWinNTSEnt400SP6a kbWinNTW400SP6a
Version           : :4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.0 SP6,4.0 SP6a
Issue type        : kbprb

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