16-bit Application Cannot Select a Network Drive

ID: Q174532

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you click Open on the File menu of a 16-bit application, the available drives listed may not include network drives that are mapped to a drive letter.

CAUSE

This problem is a timing issue caused by two threads trying to access the same function.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug4.00 nt16ap NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug