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- DOCUMENT:Q106201 09-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Windows NT Common Dialog Boxes May Not See Local Drive Z
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:BUGLIST3.10
-
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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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-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- The Windows NT Common Dialog boxes for handling files may not
- recognize a local drive using drive Z as its drive letter.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- To work around this problem, manually type drive letter Z in the File
- Name box.
-
- STATUS
- ======
-
- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1
- and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this
- problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
- Base as it becomes available.
-
- MORE INFORMATION
- ================
-
- Steps to Reproduce Problem
- --------------------------
-
- 1. Use the Disk Administrator to assign a partition drive letter Z.
-
- 2. Shut down Windows NT, reboot the machine, load Windows NT, and
- open Notepad.
-
- 3. Choose Open from the File menu, and then try to select drive Z in
- the Open dialog box.
-
- The drive letter Z does not appear in the Open dialog box.
-
- This problem also occurs with the Save and Save As dialog boxes and in
- other applications using the Windows NT Common Dialog boxes.
-
- NOTE: A network drive Z does appear; this problem only occurs with a
- local drive using the letter Z.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 Z:
- KBCategory:
- KBSubcategory: ntap
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- Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.