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Q259110: Unusable Link If Attachment Uses UNC Name

Article: Q259110
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): Win2000:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbinterop win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use a mapped network drive to attach a file as a shortcut in a Microsoft
Outlook message, the path name may not be correctly converted in the Universal
Naming Convention (UNC) name. Because of this, the link may be unusable by both
the recipient and the sender.


RESOLUTION
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A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to
computers that are 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 about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Version    File name
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  4.00.951   Mpr.dll    
  4.00.962   Mprserv.dll



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbinterop win95 kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : Win2000:95
Issue type        : kbprb

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