Article ID: 825570
Article Last Modified on 2/5/2007
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
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:
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:\path1\path2\...pathn on computer servern is shared under the name pathdirs, a user on another computer opens \\servern\pathdirs\filename.ext to open the file c:\path1\path2\...pathn\filename.ext on servern.
Additional query words: vpc vpcmac win98 winme win9x unc
Keywords: kbprb KB825570
