WIN2K FILE MOVE ERROR

[llambert2]

One of my desktop administrators is having an issue moving files from one desktop to another. WE have what is mostly an NT4 network of about 1100 PC's in a dozen regional locations thruout the country. She is moving files within one region from one location on a Novell Server to another location on the same server. She is logging in on eaither a WIN2K or NT4 PC But the WIN2K PC is the issue. Here is what she wrote to me:

&quot;When I am moving files from an associate’s PC to another associate’s PC I am right clicking on the file and dragging it to the new location and choosing “move here” The files will stop the move about 8 times out of 10 (not every time). I get an error that says “Cannot move <filename>: Cannot find specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and filename.” When I push the choice “OK” the file move stops. However when I look, the file it mentioned has been moved to the new location, but the file move has ended and I have to start it again, in order to finish moving the rest of the files. This is only happening from windows 2000 PC’s …When I go to an NT4 PC I do not have this issue. I have tried it both from my regular logon and using the administrator logon, but this doesn’t make any difference.&quot;
If anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate it...thanks

 

[shmoes]

I've got a similar error when deleting some files. The file is there, but will not delete/move/copy. anything. It's come to my attention that the file names have invalid characters. I still haven't figured out how to delete them. but I do know that windows2k does not like them.

check your filenames

 

[llambert2]

actually to UPDATE the info. I just found out that the files were actually being moved from one location to another on a Novell 4 Server... So I'lm guessing this is a Novell Client issue with WIN2K. The rest of the info is the same however. If anyone has any other thoughts please feel free