DOS Compatibility Card: Cannot SUBST Shared Drives (2/95)


I have a DOS Compatibility Card and when I try using the MS-DOS Command SUBST on a shared drive, I get an error. The error message reads "Cannot SUBST a network drive". Is this normal?

Yes, this is normal. There are many things that MS-DOS does not let you do with a networked drive, including using the SUBST command. This is how MS-DOS works.


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22 Feb 1995 - Added keyword; minor updates.

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Published Date: Feb 19, 2012