Microsoft KB Archive/47734

Word Doesn’t Recognize RAMDrive Renamed by DOS Subst Command

PSS ID Number: Q47734 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

Word does not recognize a drive that is renamed by the DOS Subst command if the drive is a RAMDrive.

For example, create a RAMDrive (Drive D), then use the Subst command to substitute Drive B for Drive D (assuming Drive B does not physically exist). Word can load and save files to Drive D, but Word does not recognize the substituted drive (Drive B). The error message:

Not a valid drive or directory

appears.

Word does, however, recognize a redefined drive if the drive is a physical drive, such as a hard disk or a floppy disk.

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