Shared Folders Do Not Appear Shared

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you restart your computer after sharing many folders in Windows, some folder icons may not appear to be shared in Windows Explorer or My Computer.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you share 300 or more folders.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Typically, when you share a folder, its icon appears as a hand under a folder. When you restart your computer after sharing 300 or more folders, the icons of some shared folders may be displayed as a folder only. In addition, if you use the Net Watcher tool to view the shared folders on your computer, some shared folders may not be displayed.

Reducing the number of shared folders to less than 300 does not resolve this problem. Some shared folder icons still appear as not being shared.

Keywords          : kbenv kbui win95 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: February 2, 1999