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Q111467: Error 6101 & 6102: The String Specified by the Workgroup…

Article: Q111467
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95kbfaq
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

3.11

WINDOWS

kbnetwork kberrmsg kbenv

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you start Windows 95 or Windows for Workgroups version 3.11, you receive
the following error message(s):

Windows 95
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When you start Windows 95, you receive the following error message:

  The following error occurred while loading the device VNETSUP:

  Error 6102: The string specified by the WORKGROUP keyword in the registry is
  too short.

NOTE: The above error may refer to COMPUTERNAME instead of WORKGROUP.

Windows for Workgroups version 3.11
-----------------------------------

When you start Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11, you receive one of
the following error messages:

  The following error occurred while loading the device VNETSUP:

  Error 6101: The string specified by the WORKGROUP keyword in the [Network]
  section of the SYSTEM.INI file was not found.

-or-

  The following error occurred while loading the device VNETSUP:

  Error 6102: The string specified by the WORKGROUP keyword in the [Network]
  section of the SYSTEM.INI file is too short.

CAUSE
=====

Windows 95
----------

This error occurs if the workgroup name or computer name is not properly
specified.

Windows for Workgroups 3.11
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This error occurs if the user name, workgroup name, or computer name specified in
the [Network] section of the SYSTEM.INI file is missing or invalid.

RESOLUTION
==========

Windows 95
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To correct this error in Windows 95, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon, then click the Identification tab.

3. Make sure the Computer Name and Workgroup entries are present and valid.

Windows for Workgroups 3.11
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To correct this error in Windows for Workgroups 3.11, make sure that the
Workgroup=, ComputerName=, and UserName= lines in the [Network] sections of the
SYSTEM.INI file are present and that the names are valid.

Additional query words: 3.11

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Keywords          : win95 kbfaq
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin95search kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95

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