Microsoft KB Archive/120740

= Avoid Creating Macintosh Filenames that are NT Device Names =

Article ID: 120740

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q120740



SUMMARY
Macintosh clients should avoid creating filenames on Services for Macintosh (SFM) volumes that are the same as Windows NT device names (such as NUL, LPT1, and so on). Using the same names can lead to problems accessing files and directories from NT.



MORE INFORMATION
In Windows NT, you can create any number of device names and assign them any name. For example, you can create a device called SomeName and alias it to \Device\Serial0.

MS-DOS devices are actually aliases to real names. For instance, A: is really an alias to \Device\Floppy0. In essence there are no real "reserved" names.

Additional query words: prodnt sfm

Keywords: kbenv KB120740

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