Microsoft KB Archive/142980

= ORK: UNC Naming Conventions Cannot Be Used in NIW Open Dialog =

Article ID: 142980

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q142980



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Microsoft Network Installation Wizard and use a universal naming convention (UNC) path to select the location of the .stf file, the application may select the local drive instead.



CAUSE
The local drive may be selected if you type a UNC name under File Name in the "Please choose the proper STF File" dialog box. This is because the Microsoft Network Installation Wizard is designed to access a network location only by the drive Mapping function provided.



RESOLUTION
To select an .stf file on the network using the current version of the Network Installation Wizard, select the Network button in the "Please choose the proper STF file" dialog box, enter the location of the .stf file in the "Map Network Drive" dialog box, and then click OK. This returns you to the "Please choose the proper STF file" dialog box at the proper network location. Select the desired .stf file in the "File Name" box, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Network Installation Wizard. This problem has been corrected in Network Installation Wizard, version 1.1 and later.

For more information about obtaining the Network Installation Wizard, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

232967 OFF: How to Obtain the Network Installation Wizard



MORE INFORMATION
The Network Installation Wizard is a tool that enables you to modify the Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Setup information files to create a customized network installation of Microsoft Office. The wizard is included in the Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit. The wizard is fully documented in Chapter 9, "Customizing Client Installations," of the "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit" manual.

Keywords: KB142980

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