Hi all. Brain has fused.
I'm looking at an XP Pro SP3 system, I'm expecting to see NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate in \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
But it's not there. Why would that be? I thought it was always there with a value of 0 or 1?
The only data (with values) under the ………\FileSystem key are
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation (0)
Win31FileSystem (0)
Win95TruncatedExtensions (1)
Anyone help?
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But it's not there. Why would that be? I thought it was always there with a value of 0 or 1?
You forget that it has a defined default value of 0. So, if the value is not present, it is assumed to have the value of 0 - i.e. not disabled.
I think this setting was first documented in the Windows 2000 Registry Reference, which was included with the Windows 2000 Resource Kit.
That documentation mentions the default value.
You can also find it online, e.g. http// technet . microsoft . com/en-us/library/cc974061.aspx
I don't think anything like that referene manual has been produced since, unfortunately. Much of it is still valid, though.
That particular value isn't included by default, prior to Vista. If it is there on an XP system, it was because it was specifically added.
Apologies for the delay in responding, but thanks guys. And Happy New Year
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