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Q90253: NetWare Tools Installs and WFWG Stops Working

Article: Q90253
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
========

After you install Novell's NetWare Tools for Windows, you have no network
functionality for Windows for Workgroups.

CAUSE
=====

When you load Netware Tools, it replaces the NETWORK.DRV= line in the [Boot]
section of the SYSTEM.INI file. This prevents the Windows for Workgroups network
driver, WFWNET.DRV, from being loaded. Without this driver, there is no network
functionality for Windows for Workgroups.

WORKAROUND
==========

To fix this problem, you need to specify WFWNET.DRV in the NETWORK.DRV= line of
your SYSTEM.INI file.

1. Open your SYSTEM.INI with at text editor, and change the line from

        network.drv=netware.drv

  to:

        network.drv=wfwnet.drv

2. Save your changes and restart your system. Windows for Workgroups functions
  correctly.

The Netware Tools product included here is manufactured by Novell, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty kbprb
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg

Additional query words: 3.10 3rdparty

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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