Article: Q185785
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 98,95
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork win95 win98
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
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SYMPTOMS
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When you view a Novell NetWare volume using the DIR command or the VOL command
at an MS-DOS prompt in Windows 95, only the first eight characters of the volume
name may be displayed.
RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, use either of the following methods:
- View the NetWare volume in Windows Explorer.
- Use the MAP command at an MS-DOS prompt to display the list of mapped drives
and their volume names. To do so, type the following command at the MS-DOS
prompt, and then press ENTER:
" map " (without the quotation marks)
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95.
MORE INFORMATION
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This behavior can occur when you use Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks, or
Microsoft NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS).
Additional query words: volume label incomplete short
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Keywords : kbnetwork win95 win98
Technology : kbWin95search kbWin98search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin98
Version : 98,95
Issue type : kbprb
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