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Q148691: Error Using DIR Command With UNC Path in Windows NT 3.51 SP3

Article: Q148691
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 SP3 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use the DIR command with a UNC path to an already mapped Windows 95 share
from a Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 3 computer, the following error message
appears:

  Directory of \\<Windows 95 Computer>\<Share Name> File Not Found.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51 Service
Pack 3. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service
Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


Additional query words: prodnt 3.51 sp3

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS351sp3 kbWinNTW351SP3
Version           : :3.51 SP3

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