Microsoft KB Archive/236388

= Err Msg: The Share Name Contains Invalid Characters =

Article ID: 236388

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006



This article was previously published under Q236388



SYMPTOMS
When you try to create a share, you may receive the following error message:

The share name contains invalid characters.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you use an invalid character in your share name.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, do not use any of the following characters in your share name:

" / \ [ ] : | < > + ;, ? * =

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB236388

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