Q82670: Error Creating an Invalid Directory from File Manager

Article: Q82670
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 29-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Under the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, the wrong error
message is displayed when you attempt to create a directory with an invalid name
from File Manager. File Manager will incorrectly return the following error
message if the directory name contains an illegal character:

  Cannot find path.
  Please verify that the correct path is given.

For a list of valid file and directory names, please see pages 69-70 of the
"MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference" for version 5.0.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows versions 3.1 and 3.11.
We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes
available.

Additional query words: 3.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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