Network Shortcut to MS-DOS-Based Program Does Not Remap DriveLast reviewed: January 26, 1996Article ID: Q134845 |
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SYMPTOMSIf you map a network drive with Windows Explorer, create a shortcut to an MS-DOS-based program on the mapped drive, and then disconnect the mapped drive, the drive is not reconnected automatically when you try to use the shortcut. Instead, you receive the following error message:
Cannot find the working folder for this program. The program may have difficulty locating its files and documents. Make sure that the working folder is specified correctly in the property sheets for the program and any shortcuts to it. Do you wish to run the program anyway?If you click Yes, you receive the following message:
Cannot find the file '<drive>:\<path>\<program filename>.' Make sure the file exists on your system and that the path and filename are correct. RESOLUTIONTo work around this problem, click the Reconnect At Logon check box when you map the network drive. This option remaps the drive each time you start Windows 95. Do not disconnect the drive manually. Or, use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name in the MS-DOS-based program's command line in the shortcut.
STATUSMicrosoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATIONThis problem affects only shortcuts to MS-DOS-based programs. Shortcuts to Windows-based programs work correctly even if you disconnect the mapped network drive.
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