Microsoft KB Archive/95744

= Appstart Does Not Recognize Long Server Names =

Article ID: 95744

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q95744



SYMPTOMS
Launching an application with Appstart from a server with a name longer than 11 characters fails.

Appstart is a Windows utility provided with LAN Manager 2.2. It simplifies launching network applications from the Windows desktop by automatically connecting and disconnecting the network share(s) where applications reside.



CAUSE
This problem occurs only if you are using the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) and share point options of Appstart. The server and share names on which an application resides are stored in a file called APPSTART.INI.

The following sample APPSTART.INI produces the error:   [servers] ExcelShare=LongerThan11

[Excel] 1=UNC \ExcelShare\excel.exe If you use this APPSTART.INI, starting Excel produces this error:

APPSTART failed to execute. Try again later, or contact your system administrator.

The APPSTART.LOG file contains an error in this form:

01/15/93 10:07:10 JANVEEKE ON JANVEEKENODE ->Could not find program \\LongerThan11\ExcelShare\excel.exe.



WORKAROUND
Possible workarounds for the problem are:

 Limit the length of the server names to 11 characters.  Use explicit drive letters instead of the UNC option. For example:   1=X: \ExcelShare\excel.exe   Use explicit server names instead of the share point option. For example:      1=UNC  \\LongerThan11\ExcelShare\excel.exe 



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Appstart version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 2.20 2.2

Keywords: kbnetwork KB95744

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