DOCUMENT:Q105883  29-OCT-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Ambiguous Error Net Message ID:3716
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SUMMARY
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The content of Net Message ID:3716 is misleading and ambiguous.
When you type "NET HELPMSG 3716" (without the quotation marks), you
receive the following message:
 
   EXPLANATION
 
   You typed an invalid device name.
 
   ACTION
 
   Check the spelling of the device name. Valid device names are LPT1: 
   to LPT9: and COM1: to COM9: for printers and communication devices, 
   and A: to Z: for disk devices.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The above error message could lead you to believe that you can
actually make a connection by typing the following

   net use COMx: \\servername\sharename

or connect to a modem shared on another computer running Windows NT.
These are not supported features under Windows NT.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10 NIC
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: winnt

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