Article ID: 269163 - Last Review: February 28, 2007 - Revision: 3.3

Drives Created with the Subst Command Are Not Connected

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SYMPTOMS

If you create a drive using the subst command, when you open My Computer, the drive is displayed as a disconnected network drive (the icon contains a red "X").
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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows 2000 does not display the drive status correctly.
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RESOLUTION

Even though the drive icon contains a red "X", you are still able to access the drive.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the subst command, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
218740  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/218740/EN-US/ ) Cannot Use Subst.exe with UNC Path
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kbprb kbshell KB269163
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