Files are not exchanged when Windows Server 2003 restarts if you use the MoveFileEx function to schedule a replacement for some files

Consider the following scenario. On a Windows Server 2003-based computer, you use the MoveFileEx function to schedule a replacement for some files. However, the files are not exchanged when Windows Server 2003 restarts if the following conditions are true:

• The System volume is a basic volume.
• The destination drive or the source drive is located on a dynamic volume.

Note This issue also occurs in Windows XP.

This issue occurs because the Session Manager (Smss.exe) processes the PendingFileRenameOperations value as the system restarts. In some rare conditions, when the Session Manager processes the PendingFileRenameOperations value, the drives are not available to the system. The drives are not available because the volumes are not mounted at that time. Therefore, processing the PendingFileRenameOperations value fails, and an error is not reported. The reason that the mounting process is not completed during the restart is that the system drive is a basic volume. Therefore, loading the driver for the dynamic volumes may be delayed because loading the driver is not required during the restart.

Note The PendingFileRenameOperations value is only supported on a basic volume or on a dynamic volume.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To work around this issue, change the start type of the DMBoot driver to "Boot (0)." The driver resets the startup type value to "4," as described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
To change the startup type value to "0" for the DMBoot driver, follow these steps:

1. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmboot
2. In the details pane, double-click Start, and then type 0.

This behavior is by design.