WinNT 3.5 Does Not Automatically Share CD-ROM and Floppy Drives
Article ID: 126309
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q126309
SUMMARY
Windows NT 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0 differ from Windows NT 3.1 in that an
administrative shares are no longer automatically created for CD-ROM drives
and floppy drives.
MORE INFORMATION
Administrative shares were originally intended for backup purposes. Each
administrative share is periodically polled by the server for the amount of
free disk space on the volume so that the administrator can be warned if
the disk is nearing its capacity.
Because issues do not apply to CD-ROM or floppy drives, an administrative
share is no longer created for these devices.
Additional query words: prodnt cdrom admin share
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