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Ambiguous Error Net Message ID: 3716

Article ID: 105883

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

This article was previously published under Q105883

SUMMARY

The content of Net Message ID:3716 is misleading and ambiguous. When you type NET HELPMSG 3716, you receive the following message:

EXPLANATION

You typed an invalid device name.

ACTION

Check the spelling of the device name. Valid device names are LPT1: to LPT9: and COM1: to COM9: for printers and communication devices, and A: to Z: for disk devices.

MORE INFORMATION

The above error message could lead you to believe that you can actually make a connection by typing the following

net use COMx: \\servername\sharename

or connect to a modem shared on another computer running Windows NT. These are not supported features under Windows NT.

Additional query words: adapter prodnt NIC

Keywords: kbnetwork KB105883