Updated Ifsmgr.vxd Allows Trailing Backslashes

ID: Q142766

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Windows-based version of a Novell NetWare program that attempts to map a path to a NetWare server with a backslash (\) at the end of the path, the connection may not be made or you may receive an error message stating that the server could not be found.

This problem may also occur with the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS).

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because the Ifsmgr.vxd file does not support a trailing backslash on a network connection.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95, and later versions of this file:


   IFSMGR.VXD  version 4.00.952  10/6/95  165,057 bytes

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about what the new version of Ifsmgr.vxd fixes,please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q138250 Updated Ifsmgr.vxd Resolves Problems with Tilde in 8.3 Names

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbnetwork win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb