"Cannot Access This Folder. Path Is Too Long" Error with Windows NT Policies (168477)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q168477 SYMPTOMS
When you try to log on to a computer running Windows NT 4.0, you receive
the following error:
Cannot access this folder. Path is too long.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the system administrator uses System Policy
Editor to create a policy that sets the Hide Network Neighborhood Icon
option and specifies that Custom Shared Folders or Custom Folders use an
UNC connection to connect to a share on a central server. The above error
message occurs because the Hide Network Neighborhood Icon option removes
the ability to use UNC names for connection.
RESOLUTION
One solution is to map the drive through a login script and change the
specification in the Custom Shared Folders, or the Custom Folders location,
to reference this drive letter.
For example, D:\CUSTOM\Programs.
To get the mapped drive to work correctly, you might have to check the box
for "Run logon scripts synchronously" under "Windows NT System" in the
policy. This will allow the logon script to execute before the shell is
loaded.
Another solution is to allow users to have the Network Neighborhood Icon
on the desktop. Clear the check box to allow the user's policy to not
hide the Network Neighborhood icon.
Other causes of this error message include file permissions.
See article 148437 to set the NTFS permissions for the %SystemRoot%
directory back to the system defaults.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB168477 |
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