Microsoft KB Archive/90929

= Share Names With a &quot;$&quot; Character at the End Are Hidden =

Article ID: 90929

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q90929



SUMMARY
When sharing folders or drives with Windows, if a dollar sign ($) character is added to the end of a share name, the share name does not appear in a browsed list of available shares on the server.

If you know the full name of the hidden share, you can obtain access to it normally by typing its name with a $ at the end.

This functionality is also supported in LAN Manager



MORE INFORMATION
For example, if drive C: is shared as ROOT$ on the machine SERVER, then ROOT$ does not appear when SERVER is browsed by a workstation. However, if a user enters \\SERVER\ROOT$ as the path in the Connect Network Drive dialog box, the user can connect to the hidden server.

Additional query words: 3.1 3.10 wfwg win31 hide

Keywords: kbinfo kbnetwork kbusage KB90929

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