Article: Q135153
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
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SYMPTOMS
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You cannot view or open certain Macintosh files or folders on a Microsoft
Windows NT server.
NOTE: This same behavior can occur anytime a Windows 95 client tries to view or
open a file that was created with a non-standard code page.
For example, if you create a file using the PanEuro version of Windows 95, you
cannot view the file in Windows 95 US version.
CAUSE
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The files or folders you cannot access contain extended characters in their file
name. Extended characters that are displayed as an underscore (_) are not in the
OEM/ANSI-to-Unicode or Unicode-to-OEM/ANSI mapping tables. The underscore
character is substituted for characters that cannot be mapped or displayed.
RESOLUTION
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Rename these files or folders using Windows NT.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following characters are valid in file names in the Macintosh environment
but not in Windows 95:
/
\
*
<
>
"
|
?
If a Macintosh user creates a folder whose name contains any of these characters
and you try to open the folder in Windows 95, you receive the following error
message:
The directory does not exist
This behavior can also occur if a Macintosh folder name contains a trailing space
or period at the end of the name.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : win95
Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version : WINDOWS:95
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