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Microsoft Windows 98 README for Networks
July 1997
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997
This document provides complementary or late-breaking information
to supplement the Microsoft Windows 98 documentation.
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CONTENTS
CLIENT FOR NETWARE
Windows 98 and NetWare 3.12 and 4.01 Servers Opening Files on NetWare 3.11 Servers Lowercase Extended-Character Passwords on NetWare 4.1 Servers Client for NetWare and Programs That Use External Files Novell NetWare Login Scripts Installing Novell Client32 Overwrites MSNDS Files Upgrading Over an Earlier Beta Version of Windows Printing to NetWare Directory Services Printers
PLUG AND PLAY NETWORK CARDS AND 16-BIT REAL-MODE DRIVERS
INTEL ETHEREXPRESS 16 NICs AND PCI COMPUTERS
CHANGING A NETWORK ADAPTER TO 16-BIT ODI OR NDIS
WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP SHARES
RUNNING WINDOWS 98 FROM A SERVER
To Install Windows 98 over Previous Builds
SUPPORT FOR THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS
Novell NetWare Client32 Novell NetWare VLM LANDESK 2.0 SunSelect PC-NFS Banyan VINES DEC Pathworks Artisoft LANtastic
PRINTING TO A NETWORK PRINTER
PROBLEMS PRINTING TO POSTSCRIPT PRINTERS OVER A NETWARE NETWORK
ISSUES AND INSTALLATION OF MS-DLC WITH WINDOWS 98
MICROSOFT TCP/IP PROTOCOL
USER PROFILES OVER THE NETWORK
NETWORK BACKUP AGENTS
Arcada Backup Exec Network Backup Agent Cheyenne ARCserve Network Backup Agent
REAL-MODE PROTOCOLS: WARNING ICONS ON YOUR NETWORK ADAPTER
USING AN IBM THINKPAD WITH A DOCK II
SETTING UP A WINS SERVER
INTERLNK
USING COMSPEC VARIABLES POINTING TO NETWORK COMMAND.COM FILES
CLIENT FOR NETWARE
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Windows 98 and NetWare 3.12 and 4.01 Servers
Windows 98 with Microsoft Client for NetWare can experience problems with NetWare 3.12 and 4.01 servers if packet burst is turned on. This is a known problem with these servers that Novell has fixed and posted on their forums. Download the file Pburst.exe from the Novell NetWare Forum on Compuserve or the Novell Web site (Ftp.Novell.com).
Pburst.exe contains the patch for the affected servers.
Opening Files on NetWare 3.11 Servers
Programs that open a large number of files consecutively in rapid succession might have occasional problems opening files on NetWare 3.11 servers. This can also happen when opening a file in a folder for which you do not have file scan rights, such as an MS Mail shared post office.
Possible error messages:
- "File not found" error on a file you know exists - "Sharing violation" or "Lock violation" error - "Unable to open file" error - "File in use" error
There are two solutions to these problems:
- Obtain a patch file from Novell for the NetWare 3.11 server. Using
FTP, connect to ftp.novell.com. Go to /pub/netware/nwos/nw311/osnlm
and run 311ptd.exe. This program will extract the file os2opnfx.nlm.
Then, load the .nlm file onto the NetWare 3.11 server.
("load os2opnfx.nlm")
- Disable long filename support in Client for NetWare. This means that
you will not be able to use long filenames on any NetWare servers from Windows 98. To disable long-filename support, carry out the following steps:
1. Click the Start menu, click Run, and then type Regedit.
2. Go to
HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\NWRedir
3. Create a new binary value named supportLFN with a value of 0.
Lowercase Extended-Character Passwords on NetWare 4.1 Servers
In a NetWare 4.1 environment, Client for NetWare does not support passwords that use certain lowercase extended characters. Users need to change their password to all uppercase characters.
Client for NetWare and Programs That Use External Files
If you are using Microsoft Client for NetWare, and you run a program that needs to access an auxiliary file, your program will have problems if the auxiliary file is on a drive other than the one the program is on. This is because only the current drive is searched for auxiliary files; the search path is not searched. If you experience this problem, make sure the program and any auxiliary files are on the same drive.
Novell NetWare Login Scripts
The Login Script Processor for the Microsoft Client for NetWare should correctly process all commands in your login scripts. However, you cannot load memory-resident programs (TSRs) from these scripts.
Installing Novell Client32 Overwrites NetWare Directory Services Files
When you install Novell Client32, the Novell setup program replaces the Microsoft file Netdef.inf and renames it Netdef.bnw, and deletes the NDS setup file Nwnds.dll. The result is that after uninstalling Novell Client32, Service for NetWare Directory Services will not install.
To work around this problem, carry out the following steps:
1. Find the file Netdef.bnw and rename it Netdef.inf.
2. Copy the Nwnds.dll file to the Windows\System directory on your
your hard disk by carrying out the following procedure:
1. Insert your Windows 98 installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Open an MS-DOS window.
3. Change to the Win95 directory on your CD-ROM, and then type the
following at the command prompt:
extract /a /l c:\windows\system precopy1.cab nwnds.dll
Upgrading Over an Earlier Beta Version of Windows
If you upgrade this release of Windows over an earlier beta release, and you have Service for NetWare Directory Services installed, you will be prompted about version conflicts for the following files:
- Nwnp32.dll (v. 4.0.969) - Nwlsproc.exe (v. 4.0.968) - Netware.tmp (v. 4.0.968)
When you see the version conflict prompt, click No. After Windows is installed, you need to reinstall Service for NetWare Directory Services. To do this, carry out the following steps:
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. 2. Click Add, click Service, and then click Add. 3. Follow the instructions on your screen.
Printing to NetWare Directory Services Printers
You cannot install Client for NetWare Networks and Service for NetWare Directory Services (NDS) during the same installation session. If you do, your NDS printers will appear to be offline.
If your printers appear to be offline, try carrying out the following steps:
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. 2. Remove both Client for NetWare Networks and Service for NDS. 3. Restart your computer. 4. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. 5. Add Service for NDS. 6. Restart your computer.
NOTE: If your local area network is using NetWare 4.1 or later, there is no need to install Client for NetWare Networks separately. When you install Service for NDS, it also installs the Client for NetWare Networks.
PLUG AND PLAY NETWORK CARDS AND 16-BIT REAL-MODE DRIVERS
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When you run the 16-bit real-mode driver for your Plug and Play network interface card (NIC), your Plug and Play card might appear not to function.
The reason the card appears to malfunction is that on most computers, the Plug and Play card is inactive until Windows 98 enables it. 16-bit NIC drivers load before Windows 98 can turn on Plug and Play cards. Some 16-bit NIC drivers do not recognize Plug and Play cards (most NE2000 Plug and Play clones fall into this category). In this case, follow these steps to use your Plug and Play card with a 16-bit NIC driver:
1. Run the Softset utility that comes with your Plug and Play card,
and then set the card to non-Plug and Play mode.
2. Remove the network card from the list of devices in the Device
Manager listing: In Control Panel, double-click the System icon, click the Device Manager tab, select the network card, and then click Remove.
3. Reinstall the network card using the Add New Hardware icon in
Control Panel.
When you install a 32-bit protect mode NIC driver in the future, you can rerun Softset to turn on Plug and Play mode for your card. This problem does not happen if you are using a 32-bit protect-mode NIC driver.
INTEL ETHEREXPRESS 16 NICs AND PCI COMPUTERS
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If you are using an Intel EtherExpress 16-network interface card (NIC) in a PCI computer that has a Diamond Speed Star PCI video card, your system might hang or not initialize properly. These problems, according to Intel customer support, are not related to Windows 98 and happen on a variety of operating systems.
If you have one of the following video cards, contact your vendor to obtain a new video BIOS update:
* Diamond Speed Star PCI video card with BIOS version 1.01 * Diamond Viper PCI VGA Video Adapter * Diamond Stealth video card, BIOS v1.03
Other PCI video cards might also cause problems with this Intel NIC. In general, if you experience problems with your EtherExpress 16 in a PCI computer other than those described above, please replace the card before reporting the problem to Microsoft.
CHANGING A NETWORK ADAPTER TO 16-BIT ODI OR NDIS
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If the user wishes to add a 16-bit network client in Windows 98 or wishes to use an NDIS2 or ODI MAC stack they must first verify that the network drivers provided in Windows 98 support the 16-bit MAC stack. To do so: Open Network properties in Control Panel, select properties for each Network Adapter to be changed to the 16-bit MAC. In the property page for the network adapter, note which selections are available (not greyed out). If all 3 items are available, the user should have no problem adding either NDIS2 or 16-bit ODI.
If NDIS2 is greyed out, the following Net Clients will be unavailable: Real mode Win95 Networking, NDIS based Banyan Vines 16-bit Client, 16-bit DEC Pathworks, 16-bit Lantastic. If ODI is greyed out, the following will be unavailable: Novell NetWare (Workstation Shell 3.X (NetX)), Novell NetWare (Workstation Shell 4.0 and above (VLM))
To obtain support that is lacking in the Windows 98 supplied drivers, contact first the vendor of your network adapter for the most recent drivers for your adapter, as the IHV's will most likely provide NDIS2 and ODI support. Once the new drivers are installed, all 3 selections should be available. If they are not, contact the network adapter vendor for assistance. If problems occur when installing the 16-bit network client after the necessary selection (ndis2 or odi) are available, contact the manufacturer of the 16-bit network client.
RUNNING WINDOWS 98 FROM A SERVER
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Windows 98 can be set up to run from a network server. The Windows 98 Resource Kit contains complete instructions for installing Windows in this environment (see Chapter 4, "Server Based Setup for Windows 98").
The following configurations are supported:
- Booting from hard disk using:
- Client for Microsoft Networks - Client for NetWare Networks - Novell Workstation Shell 3.x (NETX) - Novell Workstation Shell 4.x (VLM) - Banyan VINES DOS/Windows client
- Booting from a floppy disk using:
- Client for Microsoft Networks - Client for NetWare Networks - Novell Workstation Shell 3.x (NETX) - Novell Workstation Shell 4.x (VLM) - Banyan VINES DOS/Windows client
- Booting from a remote boot server using:
- Client for NetWare Networks - Novell Workstation Shell 3.x (NETX) - Novell Workstation Shell 4.x (VLM)
To use one of the Microsoft clients, your network card must have both an NDIS2 (16-bit real mode) *AND* an NDIS3 (32-bit protect mode) driver. If your network card is a PCI, EISA, or ISAPNP card, you must run Windows over a real-mode client.
To Install Windows 98 over Previous Builds
To install this final version of Windows 98 on network computers that are already running Windows 98, you have two choices:
- Do a clean install on each computer;
-or-
- Upgrade each computer using the following procedure:
1. Shut down any clients running from the server.
2. Windows 98 must be installed on the server into the same folder
that you were using for previous builds. Delete everything in the
shared Windows 98 folder, and then run Netsetup.exe to install this
build into that folder.
3. Restart the client to a command prompt.
4. If you are using the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks and use
map rooted drives, you must start either NETX or VLM to run Setup.
5. Map drives to the machine folder and shared Windows 98 folder
as before. These must use the same drive letters as used in the
previous build, and map roots should be to the same folder level.
6. Run Setup for the new build.
SUPPORT FOR THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS
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To install support for a third-party, real-mode network, you must be running the network when you run Windows 98 Setup. Windows 98 does not support installation of a real-mode network after Setup, unless you have a Windows 98-specific .inf file from your network vendor. For example, FTP includes a Windows 98 .inf in their 32-bit NFS client. Although Windows 98 supports other networks, network component files for networks other than Microsoft networks are not included with Windows 98. You must already have the files for the network you want to install.
Novell Netware Client32
Client32 UNC Syntax:
UNC syntax for Novell Netware client32 is as follows: \\NDS Tree Name\NDS Object Name For example: to access a volume whose NDS container name is "server_vol1" in the context organizational unit "test" organization "ms" in the tree "Microsoft", the UNC syntax is "\\Microsoft\.server_vol1.test.ms" or "\\Microsoft\.cn=server_vol1.ou=test.o=ms". Subdirectory information can be appended to NDS volumes, as in this example: "\\Microsoft\.server_vol1.test.ms\public", which takes the user to the public directory on the server_vol1 volume.
Upgrading over Client32: Please upgrade to Client32 2.20a or later before installing Windows 98.
Client 32 functionality may not be affected by upgrading to Windows 98. If functionality is affected, please try the following steps: 1. Ensure you have a locally accessible copy of the Client32 installation media, as well as all other installed clients. 2. Open the network control panel. Write down your current network configuration, including client, protocol, and hardware driver configuration information. 3. If applicable, change the primary network logon to a different client (one that is neither the current primary network logon nor Novell Netware Client32). Click OK to network properties, reboot when prompted. When/if you are prompted for files to copy, type in the path to the installation media. 4. If this succeeds, you may try returning the primary network login to the original logon client. This may or may not bring back the problem
Novell NetWare VLM
VLM Client Kit 1.21 is not compatible with Windows 98. Do not install over this client or install this client on Windows 98. This is the version that shipped with NetWare 4.11 and InterNetWare. Only client versions shipped with NetWare 4.10 and earlier will work with Windows 98.
LANDESK 2.0
LANDESK version 2.0 uses a TSR named Usertsr.exe that might cause Windows 98 to stop responding when you use the Microsoft IPX/SPX- compatible protocol (Nwlink.vxd) or file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks (Vserver.vxd).
LANDESK version 2.01 fixes this problem, and the patch is available on Intel's BBS or from Intel product support. For the BBS and product support telephone numbers, consult the documentation that came with your copy of LANDESK.
SunSelect PC-NFS
Windows 98 supports versions 5.0 or greater of SunSelect PC-NFS. If SunSelect PC-NFS is installed using an NDIS 2 LAN driver or an ODI LAN driver, then SunSelect PC-NFS can be installed as an additional 16-bit network client along with 32-bit protected-mode clients. If you are using a SunSelect PC-NFS LAN Driver, Windows 98 can support PC-NFS only as the primary network. Additional 32-bit network providers are not possible in this case.
Banyan VINES
If you see a message during startup that the VINES version is not the latest, edit the Vines.ini file in the Windows folder so it contains the following lines:
[NEWREV] dontcopy=1 vines.version=5.5x (x) USA ; where x=your version windows.version=3.95
If you receive the message, "Vines NDIS Interface error: 1021. See NDISBAN.DOC for an error description," during startup, run the VINES utility PCCONFIG to change Banyan drivers to NDIS drivers. Also, make sure the section name matches the driver name in the Protocol.ini file.
Unavailable Persistent network drives are incorrectly re-mapped with Banyan Vines Client 16. This happens in GUI environment only. When a network drive is mapped to a persistent drive, Explorer will not refresh automatically and the icons will show that of a disconnected drive, yet is accessible as the mapped vines share. The workaround is to press F5 to do a manual refresh.
System monitor will show an invalid usage of the cpu (at 100%) when the Banyan Vines 32 or 16 bit client is used. This is a known problem with the Vines client noted in the Banyan Vines release notes.
Banyan Vines 16 bit drivers need reinstalled when upgrading from Gold/OSR2 to Windows 98. When upgrading from Gold or OSR2 to Windows 98, setup requires the reinstallation of the Banyan Dos/Windows 3.1 client drivers.
If you are installing Banyan Vines 16 bit client and setup is interrupted you may get the error message "Cannot conect to z:\wnewrev.exe, you must reinstall windows". If you get this message reboot your computer and select F8 during startup, goto "Safe Mode, command prompt only" and edit your System.ini, change the entry Shell=Z:\wnewrev.exe to Shell=explorer.exe then reboot the computer.
DEC Pathworks
Windows 98 provides support for upgrading over existing DEC PATHWORKS V5.0, V5.0A and V5.1 configurations. This makes it possible to run your existing real-mode PATHWORKS components while migrating to Windows 98. However, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to DEC's PATHWORKS for Windows 98, which contains protected-mode components.
Restrictions: PATHWORKS must be started before running Windows 98 Setup to automatically detect and upgrade PATHWORKS components. If PATHWORKS is not started or is not automatically detected, you will see startup errors when you run STARTNET. To correct this, add the appropriate "PATHWORKS V5.0 and above" protocol, using the Network icon in Control Panel.
Once a system has been upgraded to Windows 98, you cannot change your PATHWORKS configuration using PWSETUP. However, all existing template configurations present when you upgrade are converted to work under Windows 98.
PATHWORKS Native, DLC, X.25, and ISDN datalinks are converted to use an NDIS driver, if available, during the upgrade. If the replacement NDIS driver is not configured correctly or is not operating, startup will display an error and prevent loading of other PATHWORKS components.
To correct this, double-click the Network icon in Control Panel, and verify that the adapter driver is configured correctly. If any changes are made to the adapter configuration, you must remove the "PATHWORKS V5.0 and above" protocol and add it again.
PATHWORKS NetWare client licenses (CCS or FPA) are not currently supported with Windows 98. If you are using the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks to connect to PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) or PATHWORKS for OSF/1 (NetWare) servers, the server must have PATHWORKS FPS licenses.
Long filenames do not work correctly on PATHWORKS servers up to and including version 5.0b. You will be able to create and delete LFN files and make and remove LFN folders, but the files and folders will not appear when you use the DIR command, or when you open an Explorer window to the PATHWORKS server. PATHWORKS server version 5.00 EC01 corrects this problem and is available from DEC.
Artisoft LANtastic
The LANtastic 5.x and 6.x server cannot be run when Windows 98 is setting up.
LANtastic 5.x and 6.x also cannot be run in conjunction with networking support for other networks.
Upgrading and any subsequent reinstalls will disable the LANtastic 7.0 Internet Gateway Client. It can be restored by running LANtastic's setup utility and removing your current LANtastic install. After it is uninstalled then run the setup utility again to reinstall LANtastic. LANtastic will save your user and resource settings for use in the reinstall. DO NOT use Add/Remove Programs remove utility to uninstall the application. This will completely remove LANtastic and cause you to lose your user and resource settings.
PRINTING TO A NETWORK PRINTER
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You might have problems setting up a printer that is shared by a third- party network server. The solution is to redirect LPT1 through an MS-DOS window to the third-party share, and then use the printer setup for LPT1.
For example, if a network printer is connected to LPT1, follow these steps:
1. At the MS-DOS prompt, type:
net use lpt1: \\servername\sharename
(This command might be different on the network you are using. Check the product documentation to find out how to redirect an LPT port.)
2. Start Control Panel, double-click Printers, and then double-click
Add Printer.
PROBLEMS PRINTING TO POSTSCRIPT PRINTERS
OVER A NETWARE NETWORK
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If you have problems when printing to a PostScript printer over a network, (error messages on the printer; no output is printed), it might be due to incorrectly configured Banner Pages. To solve this problem, you can do one of the following:
- Disable banner pages by removing the check mark from the Banner Pages
box on the Capture printer properties (open the Printers folder, click the icon for the printer you are using, and then click Properties on the File menu); -or-
- Ask your network administrator to correctly configure banner pages on
the Netware server for a PostScript printer.
ISSUES AND INSTALLATION OF
MS-DLC WITH WINDOWS 98
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Windows 98 contains MS-DLC and support for installing over an existing MS-DLC or IBM-DLC installation. Setup will detect DLC and make the appropriate changes to your configuration files for these. Refer to the Windows 98 Resource Kit, Chapter 10, for a complete description of DLC support.
MICROSOFT TCP/IP PROTOCOL
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If Microsoft's TCP/IP is the only protocol you have loaded on your system, the IP Address will not be added during Setup. If you have a DHCP server, open Control Panel, double-click the Network icon, and then close it. This will update the IP Address. (If you don't know if you have a DHCP server, check with your network administrator, or check if your IP address is already entered.)
If you don't have a DHCP server, start Control Panel, double-click the Network icon, double-click TCP/IP, click the IP Address tab, and then enter your IP Address.
If you are not updating from a previous Windows 98 installation (you are doing a "clean install"), to use DNS or LMHOSTS name resolution, make sure you have DNS enabled in the Network properties. To enable DNS, double-click the Network icon in Control Panel, double-click TCP/IP, click the DNS configuration tab, and then click Enable DNS.
USER PROFILES OVER THE NETWORK
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If you are using user profiles over a Windows NT or Novell NetWare network, and you include Start Menu/Programs, Network Neighborhood, and/or desktop icons in your profile, the server must have long filename support to ensure that these parts of the user profile work over the network.
NETWORK BACKUP AGENTS
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Arcada Backup Exec Network Backup Agent
To use the Arcada Backup Exec network backup agent included in Windows 98, you must have Arcada Backup Exec version 5.x.
Seagate ARCserve Network Backup Agent
To use the Seagate ARCserve network backup agent included in Windows 98, you must have Seagate ARCserve version 5.01F. You might also use earlier versions if you obtain updated NLMs from Seagate Software.
REAL-MODE PROTOCOLS: WARNING ICONS ON YOUR NETWORK ADAPTER
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If you install a network that does not use protected-mode protocols, such as Novell Netware 3.x, you might see a yellow warning icon next to your network adapter in Device Manager. You can ignore this warning; your network is fully functional. To remove the warning icon, use the program, Extract.exe on Setup disk 1 to extract the file Ndis.vxd from your Windows 98 disks. Then, copy Ndis.vxd into your Windows\System folder. When you reboot your system, the yellow warning icon will no longer appear.
USING AN IBM THINKPAD WITH A DOCK II
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If you enable 32-bit PCMCIA support, and your network cards do not appear to work properly when inserted into the Dock II's PCMCIA slots; or, if you have an ISA network card in the Dock II that has a "Code 10" error in its properties in Device Manager, call the IBM Help Center. They will provide you with a file to correct this problem.
SETTING UP A WINS SERVER SETTINGS
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To set up a WINS server, carry out the following steps:
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. 2. Click TCP/IP, and then click Properties. 3. Click the WINS Configuration tab. 4. Make sure that both the Primary WINS Server and Secondary WINS
Server boxes are filled in.
If you have only one WINS Server, you must enter the identical information in both the Primary WINS Server and Secondary WINS Server boxes.
If you do not fill in both boxes, your WINS setting will be changed to Disable WINS Resolution when you restart your computer.
INTERLNK
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The InterLnk networking product contained in MS-DOS 6.x does not function properly in MS-DOS mode if you are using FAT32.
USING COMSPEC VARIABLES POINTING TO NETWORK COMMAND.COM FILES
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If you are on a network and are currently mapping your compspec to remote network file servers, you may get "incorrect DOS version" errors (and an explanation of the version shipping with Windows 98 version 4.00.950 B being an updated ver 7.1 etc.). You need to map the comspec to the local copy or to a compatible version on the network.
