Microsoft KB Archive/156251

= ADT95: Cannot Configure Local Dropbox in Replication Manager =

Article ID: 156251

Article Last Modified on 1/9/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit 1.1

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This article was previously published under Q156251



Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.



SYMPTOMS
When you try to create a local shared network folder, also called dropbox folder, on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 or later, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Dropbox address '' is syntactically invalid.

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Microsoft Replication Manager can't use the specified folder. Select or enter a valid shared network folder.



RESOLUTION
Install the updates to Mswng300.dll and Msajetfs.dll. For more information about this update and how to obtain it, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151186 ACC95: Updated Jet DLLs Available in Download Center

NOTE: Alternatively, you can create a dropbox on a network drive.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access Developers Toolkit for Windows 95. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools.



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) In Microsoft Replication Manager, on the Tools menu, click Configure Microsoft Replication Manager.
 * 2) On the first screen, select any managed folder, and then click Next.
 * 3) Click an item in the "Shared Folders on This Computer" list, and click Next. Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

Additional query words: dropbox address is syntactically invalid Microsoft replication manager can t use the specified folder

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbfix KB156251

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