Microsoft KB Archive/170462

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Error Message Sharing Folder on Drive Created by SUBST Command

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Q170462

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to share a folder or drive in Windows 95, you may receive the following error message:

Sharing: An error occurred while trying to share. Error 2116. Shared resource was not created at this time.

You may be able to create the share, but it is inaccessible as a network resource.

CAUSE
You are attempting to share a drive, or a folder on a drive, created using the SUBST command.

RESOLUTION
Share the folder from the original drive instead of from the drive created using the SUBST command.

MORE INFORMATION
You can use the SUBST command to associate a path with a drive letter. This creates a "virtual drive" that can be accessed as an additional local drive. For example, the following sample command creates a virtual drive F that refers to the C:\MyFolder folder:

"subst f: c:\myfolder" The virtual drive you create using the SUBST command (drive F) cannot be shared as a network resource. You must share the folder on the local drive (C:\MyFolder).

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95