You receive a "The network path you entered could not be found" error message in Windows NT (126142)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q126142

SYMPTOMS

The following error message appears the first time you access a Microsoft Mail postoffice on a Novell file server from the Windows NT Microsoft Mail:
The network path you entered could not be found

CAUSE

The 32-bit Microsoft Mail client calls the API FindFirstFile() on the postoffice. FindFirstFile() requires filescan trustee directory rights.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, give filescan trustee directory rights to each user accessing Microsoft Mail postoffices on Novell file servers.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K


This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/8/2004
Keywords:KB126142
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