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Q73034: Unable to LOADHIGH Correctly After NET5.COM Loaded

Article: Q73034
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

On a Novell network, you may have difficulty loading device drivers high after
running NET5.COM. Drivers loaded after NET5 may exhibit two characteristics:

- The driver loads in conventional memory.

- The driver name is missing, contains only hyphens, or has a nonsense name
  when viewed using the "MEM /C | MORE" command.

CAUSE
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NET5.COM is a redirector provided by Novell to update network operations for
MS-DOS version 5.0. It is loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. After NET5 is loaded,
LOADHIGH statements do not operate properly. Loading NET5 high or low doesn't
make a difference.

WORKAROUND
==========

Currently the only workaround is to load all desired programs high BEFORE
running NET5.

Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT
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  path=c:\dos;c:\windows;c:\ 
  prompt $p$g
  loadhigh c:\mouse1\mouse.com
  loadhigh c:\dos\doskey.com
  loadhigh [drive][path]\ipx.exe
  loadhigh [drive][path]\net5.com

The above mentioned problem would occur if Doskey or Mouse were loaded after
NET5.COM regardless of NET5 loading high or low.

NET5.COM is a redirector provided by Novell for use with MS-DOS 5.0; Net5 was not
developed by Microsoft.


The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: 5.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0

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