directory.exists() returns false for windows 7 Ultimate N

Question

Well, this question refers directly to windows 7.

I run the same code on windows xp and on windows 7.

In windows XP it's true, and in windows 7 it's false!!

if (file.exists() || file.getAbsoluteFile().exists())

Any ideas?

The URL is to another server where the file is located.

EDITED

The user has permission to view/create/delete/edit the directory. I tried from that windows 7 to access by Run option of windows the folder and create another one, and got no permission errors.

The URL is (+-):

\\\\myip\\C$\\Devel\\workspace\\project\\HibernateSearch\\indexes

EDITED 2

I changed the URL to be local on that machine, and now it finds the directory and everything is fine.

What should be the correct URL than for network IP?

Answer 1

Is it possible that the win7 machine does not have access to the server where the file is located?
Did you try to access the file from commands line/windows explorer?

Answer 2

Hmm. Permission problem? Maybe the Win7 user identity can't actually see the file?

Answer 3

Which file are you looking for? If it is a system file / folder, maybe it exists in Windows XP and not in Windows 7.

Answer 4

That is a very uncommon URL format. Maybe MS has fixed something in Win 7 ;-). Try file://myip/C|/Devel/workspace/project/HibernateSearch/indexes

Answer 5

The problem was with the C$

I changed the Devel directory to be shared in public, and the URL was changed to:

\\myip\Devel\workspace\project\HibernateSearch\indexes (no need to define the drive)