Microsoft KB Archive/189298

= Unable to Rename a File on a NetWare Server =

Article ID: 189298

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189298



SYMPTOMS
When you try to rename a file on a Novell NetWare server, you may be unable to do so.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if the new file name and the old file name have the same MS-DOS 8.3 file name. For example, the "File 123.txt" file has an MS-DOS 8.3 file name of "File123.txt". When you try to rename the "File 123.txt" file to "File123.txt" by removing the space in the file name, you are trying to choose a name that is a duplicate of the existing MS-DOS 8.3 file name.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, rename the file to a name that is completely different then the current file name, and then rename the file to the name you want.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbprb kbui KB189298

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