Article ID: 825412
Article Last Modified on 2/8/2005
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
- Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.0
- Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.1
- Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.2
- Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 4.3
- Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 5.0
- Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 5.1
- Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 5.2
- Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
SYMPTOMS
In an MS-DOS virtual machine, when you use the REN command to rename a file by using a different case, you may receive the following error message:
For example, you receive the error message when you try to rename a "TEST.TXT" file to "test.txt," by using the following command: Ren TEST.txt test.txt
Note In this error message, the word "filename" is a misspelling for the words "file name."
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because file names are not case-sensitive in MS-DOS. When you use lowercase letters in a file name, the letters are automatically converted to uppercase. Therefore, you cannot rename TEST.TXT to test.txt.
Keywords: KB825412
