Article: Q103698
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 09-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Windows File Manager is unable to make any modifications (rename,
change attributes, delete, move, and so forth) to a file or directory name that
has a question mark (?) as the first character.
NOTE: Microsoft Undelete for Windows, which ships with MS-DOS 6.0 inserts a
question mark for the first letter of an undeleted file if no letter is given.
This problem was corrected in MS-DOS version 6.2 and later.
WORKAROUND
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You can rename or delete these files from an MS-DOS command prompt in Windows.
(For more information on the REN and DEL commands, refer to your "Microsoft
MS-DOS User's Guide.")
If you use Microsoft Undelete for Windows and a directory name has a ? as the
first character, do one of the following:
- Use a third-party disk editor to rename the directory.
- Format the drive to remove the directory name.
- Run the ScanDisk utility (which ships with MS-DOS 6.2). ScanDisk locates
these directory names and makes them valid directories when all is complete.
Additional query words: 3.10 error winfil scan disk
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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