Unable to Create Folder on an NTFS Partition

ID: Q189527

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1, 2.5

SYMPTOMS

When you try use your Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2-based computer to create a new folder on a Microsoft Windows NT Server-based computer's NTFS partition, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to create directory.

This problem may occur even though you have full file permissions to the folder in which the new folder is being created.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if you do not have full file permissions to a parent folder under which the new folder is being created. In Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2), the full path is verified when a new folder is created, so if you do not have permissions at one of the folder levels in the path, the error message is generated.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 OSR2, as well as later versions of this file:


   Ifsmgr.vxd  version 4.00.1114  dated 1/23/98 11:14am  185,922 bytes

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). 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.

Additional query words: 95 2.0 2.10 2.50

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbui osr2 win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb