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Microsoft, SBS 2008, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 2, Small Business Server 2008, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista

Ntfs.sys – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

Ntfs.sys – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

04-Apr-2012 – 6.0.6002.22833 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698155 – An application does not read or access a file correctly in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista

03-Mar-2013 – 6.0.6002.23070 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2840149 – MS13-036: Description of the security update for the Windows file system kernel-mode driver (ntfs.sys): April 9, 2013

03-Mar-2013 – 6.0.6002.18799 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2840149 – MS13-036: Description of the security update for the Windows file system kernel-mode driver (ntfs.sys): April 9, 2013

05-Apr-2012 – 6.0.6002.22833 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698155 – On-demand antivirus scans do not work as expected in Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Mar-2012 – 6.0.6002.22811 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967351 – A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS volume may not grow beyond a certain size

27-Feb-2012 – 6.0.6002.22804 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673320 – Computer stops responding when you perform a file operation on a directory in Windows Vista SP2 or in Windows Server 2008 SP2

24-May-2011 – 6.0.6002.22650 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550862 – FSExtend tool fails to extend a LUN in Windows Server 2008

28-Apr-2011 – 6.0.6002.22632 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2535094 – Server stops responding when you lock or unlock files on a network by using the SMB2 protocol in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

18-Mar-2011 – 6.0.6002.22616 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2525064 – Ntfs.sys driver takes a long time to mount a large volume in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

10-Dec-2010 – 6.0.6002.22544 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2471430 – You cannot restore large files in the NTFS file system when all the data streams that have sparse attributes are deleted in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista

13-Sep-2010 – 6.0.6002.22486 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980382 – The computer stops responding when you rename a folder in Windows Server 2008, in Windows Vista, in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2

07-Jul-2010 – 6.0.6002.22441 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981891 – Disk Manager reports incorrect disk usage a while after the operating system starts in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista

19-Mar-2010 – 6.0.6002.22368 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981166 – Some data is corrupted when cached and noncached I/O operations occur by using the same NTFS file handle

11-Mar-2010 – 6.0.6002.22360 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976538 – File corruption may occur if you run a program that uses a file system filter driver in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008

08-Dec-2009 – 6.0.6002.22283 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977675 – A computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 stops responding at a black screen early in the startup process

14-Oct-2009 – 6.0.6002.22245 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975663 – Stop error message on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Vista SP2: “0x00000024 NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM”

17-Aug-2009 – 6.0.6002.22201 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974646/EN-US – A computer that is running Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Vista SP2 stops responding when an application uses the NTFS sparse files

14-Aug-2009 – 6.0.6002.22200 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974127 – An ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED error is returned in Windows Server 2003, in Windows Vista, or in Windows Server 2008 when you call the DeviceIoControl function together with the FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME control code

15-Jun-2009 – 6.0.6002.22152 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972135 – Backups fail and Event ID 12293 is logged on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

19-May-2009 – 6.0.6002.22138 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971279 – The first attempt to eject a removable cartridge disk drive fails on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

18-May-2009 – 6.0.6002.22138 – Ntfs.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965497 – You receive the Stop error 0x00000050 and then the computer restarts automatically if the OpenFileById function opens a folder and then the handle returned is used to rename files on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7, Windows XP, XP Mode

A Virtual Machine, Laptop or Computer running Windows XP is Slow to Startup and/or Applications take a long time to load

These two issues can occur for two different reasons, a corrupt file in the Windows Prefetch Folder or it could be that the Prefetch Folder is cluttered.

To resolve these issues you need to delete the contents of the C:\Windows\Prefetch folder and then restart your computer.

The Prefetch folder is just a cache of recently used application executables and will be recreated based upon the applications you use most frequently.  Over time the folder becomes cluttered with rarely used and prefetched applications hence the launch of applications becomes slower.

You may find following the clear down of the Prefetch folder and reboot that the first time you open each application it is still a little slow, ths is because Windows will automatically re-add the application on its first launch to the prefetch folder.  After your first use of the common applications everything should now be much faster and you should find startup times have been reduced.

Microsoft, SBS 2011, Small Business Server 2011, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2/SBS 2011 RTM or SP1 – Slow System Startup and Login

You may experience very slow system start up on occasion, this is due to Windows carrying out an unnecessary validation of the WMI repository.  This validation is very time consuming and slows the overall start up and login process down.

A Microsoft hotfix is now available KB 2617858 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617858 and should resolve the slow startup by preventing unnecessary validations of the WMI repository.