diff --git a/reactos/include/rosrtl/sparse.h b/reactos/include/rosrtl/sparse.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0f27e21345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactos/include/rosrtl/sparse.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* $Id: sparse.h,v 1.1 2004/09/15 18:57:01 weiden Exp $
+ */
+
+#ifndef ROSRTL_SPARSE_H__
+#define ROSRTL_SPARSE_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
+BOOL
+STDCALL
+SetFileSparse(HANDLE hFile);
+
+BOOL
+STDCALL
+ZeroFileData(HANDLE hFile,
+             PLARGE_INTEGER pliFileOffset,
+             PLARGE_INTEGER pliBeyondFinalZero);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+/* EOF */
diff --git a/reactos/lib/rosrtl/file/.cvsignore b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/file/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31dc3078b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/file/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.d
+*.o
diff --git a/reactos/lib/rosrtl/file/sparse.c b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/file/sparse.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1228e3ff6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/file/sparse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <ddk/ntifs.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <rosrtl/sparse.h>
+
+/*
+ * Utility to convert a file to a sparse file
+ *
+ * IN HANDLE hFile -> Handle to the file to be converted
+ *
+ * Returns TRUE on success.
+ * Returns FALSE on failure, use GetLastError() to get extended error information.
+ */
+BOOL
+STDCALL
+SetFileSparse(HANDLE hFile)
+{
+  DWORD BytesRet;
+  return DeviceIoControl(hFile,
+                         FSCTL_SET_SPARSE,
+                         NULL,
+                         0,
+                         NULL,
+                         0,
+                         &BytesRet,
+                         NULL) != 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Utility to fill a specified range of a file with zeroes.
+ *
+ * IN HANDLE hFile -> Handle to the file.
+ * IN PLARGE_INTEGER pliFileOffset -> Points to a LARGE_INTEGER structure that indicates the file offset of the start of the range in bytes.
+ * IN PLARGE_INTEGER pliBeyondFinalZero -> Points to a LARGE_INTEGER structure that indicates the the offset to the first byte beyond the last zeroed byte.
+ *
+ * Returns TRUE on success.
+ * Returns FALSE on failure, use GetLastError() to get extended error information.
+ */
+BOOL
+STDCALL
+ZeroFileData(HANDLE hFile,
+             PLARGE_INTEGER pliFileOffset,
+             PLARGE_INTEGER pliBeyondFinalZero)
+{
+  DWORD BytesRet;
+  FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION fzdi;
+  
+  if(!pliFileOffset || !pliBeyondFinalZero)
+  {
+    SetLastError(ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  
+  fzdi.FileOffset = *pliFileOffset;
+  fzdi.BeyondFinalZero = *pliBeyondFinalZero;
+  
+  return DeviceIoControl(hFile,
+                         FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA,
+                         &fzdi,
+                         sizeof(FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION),
+                         NULL,
+                         0,
+                         &BytesRet,
+                         NULL) != 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Utility to determine the allocated ranges of a sparse file
+ *
+ * IN HANDLE hFile -> Handle to the file.
+ * IN PLARGE_INTEGER pliFileOffset -> Points to a LARGE_INTEGER structure that indicates the portion of the file to search for allocated ranges.
+ * IN PLARGE_INTEGER pliLength -> Points to a LARGE_INTEGER structure that indicates it's size.
+ * OUT PFILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER lpAllocatedRanges -> Points to a buffer that receives an array of FILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER structures.
+ * IN DWORD dwBufferSize -> Size of the output buffer.
+ *
+ * Returns a nonzero value on success.
+ * Returns zero on failure, use GetLastError() to get extended error information.
+ */
+DWORD
+STDCALL
+QueryAllocatedFileRanges(HANDLE hFile,
+                         PLARGE_INTEGER pliFileOffset,
+                         PLARGE_INTEGER pliLength,
+                         PFILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER lpAllocatedRanges,
+                         DWORD dwBufferSize)
+{
+  DWORD BytesRet;
+  FILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER farb;
+  
+  if(!pliFileOffset || !pliLength || !lpAllocatedRanges || !dwBufferSize)
+  {
+    SetLastError(ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  
+  farb.FileOffset = *pliFileOffset;
+  farb.Length = *pliLength;
+  
+  if(DeviceIoControl(hFile,
+                     FSCTL_QUERY_ALLOCATED_RANGES,
+                     &farb,
+                     sizeof(FILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER),
+                     lpAllocatedRanges,
+                     dwBufferSize,
+                     &BytesRet,
+                      NULL))
+  {
+    return BytesRet;
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile
index 9e2f86f5f9a..79bbb9a049e 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile
+++ b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: makefile,v 1.15 2004/09/10 23:29:07 sedwards Exp $
+# $Id: makefile,v 1.16 2004/09/15 18:57:01 weiden Exp $
 
 PATH_TO_TOP = ../..
 
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ MISC_OBJECTS = \
  misc/logfont.o \
  misc/qsort.o
 
+FILE_OBJECTS = \
+ file/sparse.o
+
 include $(PATH_TO_TOP)/config
 
 include makefile.$(ARCH)
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ TARGET_NAME = rosrtl
 TARGET_CFLAGS = -D__USE_W32API -Wall -Werror
 
 TARGET_OBJECTS = $(THREAD_OBJECTS) $(MISC_OBJECTS) $(STRING_OBJECTS) \
-		 $(REGISTRY_OBJECTS)
+		 $(REGISTRY_OBJECTS) $(FILE_OBJECTS)
  
 DEP_OBJECTS = $(TARGET_OBJECTS)
 
diff --git a/reactos/w32api/include/ddk/ntifs.h b/reactos/w32api/include/ddk/ntifs.h
index 3b1de2b1085..d38d9a3129e 100644
--- a/reactos/w32api/include/ddk/ntifs.h
+++ b/reactos/w32api/include/ddk/ntifs.h
@@ -1274,6 +1274,18 @@ typedef struct _FILE_TRACKING_INFORMATION {
     CHAR    ObjectInformation[1];
 } FILE_TRACKING_INFORMATION, *PFILE_TRACKING_INFORMATION;
 
+#if (VER_PRODUCTBUILD >= 2195)
+typedef struct _FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION {
+    LARGE_INTEGER FileOffset;
+    LARGE_INTEGER BeyondFinalZero;
+} FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION, *PFILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION;
+
+typedef struct FILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER {
+    LARGE_INTEGER FileOffset;
+    LARGE_INTEGER Length;
+} FILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER, *PFILE_ALLOCATED_RANGE_BUFFER;
+#endif /* (VER_PRODUCTBUILD >= 2195) */
+
 typedef struct _FSRTL_COMMON_FCB_HEADER {
     CSHORT          NodeTypeCode;
     CSHORT          NodeByteSize;