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Q142722: NDS Mapped Drives Inaccessible After Using Dial-Up Connection

Article: Q142722
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): dun 3rdpartynet win95 kb3rdPartyNetClient kbDialUp
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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After installing the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS) in
Windows 95, if you use a Dial-Up Networking connectoid to connect remotely, you
may lose access to drives mapped in your logon script. The mapped drives still
appear in My Computer and Windows Explorer, but if you try to access one of the
drives you receive the following error message:

  <drive>:\ is not accessible. Access is denied.

You can access the NetWare server without error using Network Neighborhood.
Additionally, if you run the Novell NetWare WHOAMI command, you appear to be
logged on.

RESOLUTION
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Use the following steps to correct this problem:

1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then
  click Dial-Up Networking.

2. Use the right mouse button to click the connectoid you want to use, and then
  click Properties on the menu that appears.

3. Click Server Type, click the Log On To Network check box to clear it, and
  then click OK.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. This
problem is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.


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Keywords          : dun 3rdpartynet win95 kb3rdPartyNetClient kbDialUp 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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