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Cannot Connect to Windows NT Share with Extended Character

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Article ID:133074
Last Review:January 19, 2007
Revision:1.2
This article was previously published under Q133074

SYMPTOMS

You may be unable to connect to a share on a Microsoft Windows NT-based computer.

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CAUSE

This problem can occur if the share name on the Windows NT-based computer contains extended characters that have no uppercase equivalent.

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RESOLUTION

To allow Windows 95-based computers to connect to the share on the Windows NT-based computer, use either of the following methods:
Change the share name so that it contains no extended characters.
Change the share name so that it contains characters that have an uppercase equivalent.

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MORE INFORMATION

To see a sample extended lowercase character, follow these steps:
1.Start Notepad.
2.Press down and hold the ALT key while you type 131 on the numeric keypad.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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Keywords: 
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