Error Message: Unable to Create Directory
Article ID: 179948
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q179948
SYMPTOMS
When you start your computer to a command prompt and then try to create a
new folder that contains more than 67 characters, you may receive the
following error message:
Unable to create directory
When you start your computer to a command prompt and then try to change to
a folder that contains more than 67 characters, you may receive the
following error message:
Invalid directory
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Windows 95 and Windows 98 adheres to the MS-
DOS path limit of 67 characters when you start your computer to a command
prompt.
RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, start your computer normally, and then create
or view folders.
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