Cannot Use Subst.exe with UNC Path

Article ID: 218740 - View products that this article applies to.
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SYMPTOMS

Subst.exe is used to associate a path with a drive letter.

If you use Subst.exe to connect to a network resource using a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, the command runs successfully, but when you try to gain access to the new drive letter you receive an error message similar to:
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
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RESOLUTION


To work around this behavior, use the NET USE command to connect to network resources instead of the SUBST command. For example, the command
net use * \\fileserver\share\path1\path2
Results in the next available drive letter being mapped to the root of path2.
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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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Properties

Article ID: 218740 - Last Review: February 25, 2007 - Revision: 3.2
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB218740
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