Microsoft KB Archive/312622

= DFS Link to Subfolder Does Not Work =

Article ID: 312622

Article Last Modified on 8/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q312622



SYMPTOMS
You receive error messages when you try to connect to a Distributed File System (DFS) link that is mapped to a subfolder. For example, you may receive an &quot;Invalid parameter&quot; error message if you run the following command:

dir \\DfsServer\Share\DfsLink

If you double-click a folder in a shell folder against the DFS server root share, you may receive the following error message:

Title: \\DfsServer\Share

Text: \\DfsServer\Share\DfsLink is not accessible.

The parameter is incorrect.

DFS path (with link):

\\DfsServer\Share\DfsLink

DFS link target:

\\ \ \

This problem occurs only if the update that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article has been applied to the computer:

271496 One Unsuccessful Logon May Trigger Windows NT Lockout Policy



RESOLUTION


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 9xdsclient dsclient

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB312622

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