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Q102729: CD-ROM and Services for Macintosh

Article: Q102729
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1 3.5 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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Customers may want to use Windows NT Services for Macintosh to share
information on CD-ROM with Macintosh clients. This is not possible with
Microsoft LAN Manager Services for Macintosh.

Windows NT Server and Advanced Server use the Windows NT file system (NTFS)
to store a file's resource fork and permissions in the space dedicated to
the extended attributes.

However, the CD file system (CDFS) volumes are read-only medium; therefore,
the permissions are defaulted to Read access.

Services for Macintosh allows Macintoshes to utilize PC-compatible CDs in
drives attached to the server. It does NOT allow Macintosh-compatible CDs
to be read or shared by a Windows NT Server or Advanced Server.

To create a Macintosh volume on CD-ROM, do the following:

1. From the File Manager, select the directory on the CD that you want to
  designate as a Macintosh-accessible volume.

2. From the MacFile menu, choose Create Volume.

3. In the Volume Name box, type a volume name that Macintosh users will see when
  they log on.

4. Specify a new path and password, if necessary. The security defaults to
  read-only because of the nature of CDFS.

5. Choose the OK button.

Additional query words: prodnt compact disc

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Keywords          : kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNT310Search
Version           : 3.1 3.5 4.0

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