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Q240979: Unable to Create Folder on NTFS Partition

Article: Q240979
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbui osr2 win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to use your Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2-based client computer
to create a folder on an NTFS partition, you may receive the following error
message:

  Unable to create directory

CAUSE
=====

This problem occurs because to create a folder on a Microsoft Windows NT-based
server, Windows 95 (versions 4.00.950, retail, and 4.00.950A, Service Release 1)
submitted an SMB "C make directory" command to the server, which succeeded.
Instead of making a Create Directory application programming interface (API)
call which results in an SMB "C make directory" command, Windows 95 OEM Service
Release 2 (OSR2) first sends an SMB "C search directory" command to see if the
folder to create already exists. In the case where the new folder does not
exist, the server returns a NO_MORE_FILES error (no matching folder found), the
client does not issue the "C make directory" command, and then generates the
error message above.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The indicated versions of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Date       Time      Version     Size    File name     Locale
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  01/23/98   11:14am   4.00.1114   185,922 Ifsmgr.vxd    US
  01/23/98   11:14am   4.00.1114   185,926 Ifsmgr.vxd    Japanese
  01/23/98   11:14am   4.00.1114   185,926 Ifsmgr.vxd    NEC



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95 OSR2, 2.1, and 2.5.


Additional query words: w95qfe

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Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbui osr2 win95 kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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