Attempt to Reconnect to Share Name Containing Spaces Does Not Work in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3

ID: Q210677

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When a network drive mapped to a share name containing spaces is specified to remain persistent, the following error message is displayed when you attempt to reconnect to the share:

An error occurred while reconnecting drive letter to UNC path
Microsoft Windows Network: The network name cannot be found.
Do not try to restore the connection in the future.
This connection has not been restored.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, upgrade your computer to the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : ntstart ntsp 
Version           : winnt:4.0 SP3
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 1, 1999