Microsoft KB Archive/814684

= You Cannot Specify a Folder Name When You Create a New Folder on a Mapped Network Drive =

Article ID: 814684

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you create a new folder in the root of a mapped network drive, you may not be able to specify a name for this new folder in Windows Explorer. Windows creates this folder and then automatically assigns it the default name (&quot;New Folder&quot;). Additionally, the newly created folder is not automatically selected (highlighted) in Windows Explorer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, create a folder in the root of the mapped drive, and then assign &quot;write&quot; permissions to this folder.



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



MORE INFORMATION
This is a client issue that does not occur when you use the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) method to access a network share (\\server\sharename) instead of using a mapped network drive.

Additional query words: generic wrong

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB814684

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