Microsoft KB Archive/259110

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Unusable Link If Attachment Uses UNC Name

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Q259110

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
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
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/directory/overview.asp

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

  Version    File name --  4.00.951   Mpr.dll 4.00.962  Mprserv.dll

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

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbinterop win95

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95