Microsoft KB Archive/825570

= Cannot Use a Forward Slash (/) in a UNC Path to Open a Shared Folder =

Article ID: 825570

Article Last Modified on 2/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Connectix Virtual PC for Mac 5.0
 * Connectix Virtual PC for Mac 6.0
 * Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1
 * Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1.1 Update
 * Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
 * Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 with Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
When you use a Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition virtual machine to open a shared folder, you may receive the following error message:

Windows cannot find \\. Check the spelling and try again, or try searching for the item by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Search.



CAUSE
This issue may occur if you use a forward slash (/) in the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) pathname to the shared folder. This issue occurs because Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition do not support the use of a forward slash in a UNC pathname. You must specify all pathnames with backward slashes (\) instead of forward slashes (/).



MORE INFORMATION
UNC is the system of naming files on computers that are on a network so that a file on a computer has the same pathname when a user opens it from any computer on the network. For example, if the folder c:\ \ \... on computer   is shared under the name pathdirs, a user on another computer opens \\ \pathdirs\  to open the file c:\ \ \... \  on.

Additional query words: vpc vpcmac win98 winme win9x unc

Keywords: kbprb KB825570

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