Q189527: Unable to Create Folder on an NTFS Partition

Article: Q189527
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 2,2.1,2.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kberrmsg kbui osr2 win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1, 2.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try use your Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2-based computer to create
a new folder on a Microsoft Windows NT Server-based computer's NTFS partition,
you may receive the following error message:

  Unable to create directory.

This problem may occur even though you have full file permissions to the folder
in which the new folder is being created.

CAUSE
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This problem can occur if you do not have full file permissions to a parent
folder under which the new folder is being created. In Windows 95 OEM Service
Release 2 (OSR2), the full path is verified when a new folder is created, so if
you do not have permissions at one of the folder levels in the path, the error
message is generated.

RESOLUTION
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STATUS
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This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install
the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of
Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.


Additional query words: 95 2.0 2.10 2.50

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Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg kbui osr2 win95 kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : :2,2.1,2.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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