Cannot Assign Local Drives to Network Drive in File Manager

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q90329

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

When connecting to a network drive in Windows for Workgroups File Manager, you cannot assign a local drive letter as a network drive. You can only assign a network drive to a drive letter after your last hard disk.

However, this can be done by executing an MS-DOS command prompt through Windows, then connecting and assigning the drive using MS-DOS-level network connection utilities.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbusage
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 winfile overlay

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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