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PRB: GetVolumeInformation() Fails with UNC Name

Article ID: 119219

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q119219

SYMPTOMS

GetVolumeInformation() fails and GetLastError() returns 123 (ERROR_INVALID_NAME) if a UNC name is used. The UNC name has the form \\<SERVER>\<SHARE>.

RESOLUTION

GetVolumeInformation() requires an extra backslash with UNC names, so that the name has the form \\<SERVER>\<SHARE>\.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50 4.00

Keywords: kbprb KB119219