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Q101238: WFWG Err Msg with New NETAPI.DLL: Call to Undefined Dynalink

Article: Q101238
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
========

If you use the NETAPI.DLL file and NetWare with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups
(WFWG) version 3.1, you receive the following error message:

  Undefined call to Dynalink

-or-

  Call to Undefined Dynalink

CAUSE
=====

The NETAPI.DLL file included with WINUP7.ZIP is designed for use with Microsoft
Windows 3.1.

The NETAPI.DLL file included with WINUP8.ZIP is designed to add support for
Novell named pipes. Windows for Workgroups 3.1 and 3.11 do not support Novell
named pipes.


WORKAROUND
==========

To correct the problem, follow these steps:

1. Close the error message. This exits Windows for Workgroups.

2. Rename the NETAPI.DLL file in the \WINROOT directory and any others found in
  the PATH statement.

3. Use the NETAPI.DLL file provided with Windows for Workgroups by expanding it
  from your original disks. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS
  command prompt, and then press ENTER:

  expand a:\netapi.dl_ c:\windows\system\netapi.dll

NOTE: Refer to the following table to determine on which disk the NETAPI.DL_ file
is located:

               5.25-inch disks   3.5-inch disks
  ---------------------------------------------
  WFWG 3.1         disk 1           disk 2
  WFWG 3.11        disk 8           disk 7

MORE INFORMATION
================

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q121462 Obtaining Latest Novell Client Windows Drivers and DLLs

For more information on named pipes, query on the following words here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  novell named pipes

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

Additional query words: 3.1 3.10 3.11 novell \WINROOT OLDDLLS subdirectory

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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