UNC Path Names in Windows - Universal Naming Convention

UNC Name Examples

Consider a standard Windows XP computer named teela . In addition to the built-in admin$ share, say you have also defined a share point called temp that is located at C:\temp. Using UNC names, you would connect to folders on teela as follows:

• \\teela\admin$ (to reach C:\WINNT)
• \\teela\admin$\system32 (to reach C:\WINNT\system32)
• \\teela\temp (to reach C:\temp)

Using Windows Explorer or the DOS command prompt, and with proper security credentials, you can map network drives and remotely access folders on a computer by specifying the UNC names.

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