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Q138709: Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services Available

Article: Q138709
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork 3rdpartynet win95 kb3rdPartyNetClient
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft has released the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services
(MSNDS). MSNDS lets you connect to NDS servers and run many important utilities.
MSNDS provides the following networking features to support computers running on
Novell NetWare 4.x networks:

- Integrated login to NetWare 4.x servers.

- Full support of NetWare 4.x login scripts.

- The ability to use Network Neighborhood to browse the directory tree.

- An interface for programs created using the original version of the 16-bit
  Novell NetWare Client SDK. Many 16-bit NDS-aware programs written using
  documented calls from the NetWare Client SDK, such as Netadmin.exe and
  Nwadmin.exe, can run using this interface, but no guarantee is provided.
  Custom programs written using the 16-bit NetWare Client SDK are not
  supported. An interface for programs created using the 32-bit NetWare Client
  SDK is not provided.

- Ability to connect to bindery-based NetWare 3.x servers

MORE INFORMATION
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Installation
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To install MSNDS, follow these steps:

1. Download the Msnds.exe file as outlined below to an empty folder.

2. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click the Msnds.exe file to expand
  the files it contains.

3. Double-click the Readme.txt file for installation instructions.

Instructions for Downloading
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software
Library:

~ Msnds.exe (http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/Msnds.exe)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


Note that Microsoft has also released this update as part of Microsoft Windows 95
Service Pack 1. For information about Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q142794 Availability of Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1


Additional query words: servicepack1

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 3rdpartynet win95 kb3rdPartyNetClient 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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