Microsoft KB Archive/103168

= Files Having a Reserved Device Name Resist Deletion =

Article ID: 103168

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1a
 * Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q103168



SYMPTOMS
Files with reserved device names (LPTx, COMx, PRN, etc.) exist on your LAN Manager disk volumes. They cause problems when you are setting access privileges or creating backups, but you cannot get rid of them using File Manager and/or standard commands such as DEL.



CAUSE
These filenames usually are created when an application opens a file instead of a device.



RESOLUTION
You can't remove these files using OS/2, but you can delete them using an MS-DOS workstation and the QBASIC interpreter from MS-DOS 5.0 or later.

Command sequence:
net use z: \\ \    ; Share the appropriate location z:                   ; Select default drive cd              ; Select appropriate location qbasic              ; Start QBASIC from MS-DOS enter : kill "z: "    ; Enter this line in the interpreter select : shift + f5         ; Start execution of the code This deletes from the shared location.

Repeat this command for each file with a reserved name.

Additional query words: prn, lpt, com, dev 2.00 2.10 2.10a 2.20 2.2 2.1 2.1a

Keywords: KB103168

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