Microsoft KB Archive/124904

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Last reviewed: May 1, 1997

Article ID: Q124904 3.11 WINDOWS kbappnote kbfile The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

The disk included with Application Note WG1129, "Updated Files from the Windows NT Server Version 3.5 CD-ROM," contains six updated Windows for Workgroups 3.11 files that are shipped on the CD-ROM version of Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5. These updated files provide several improvements.

You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:


 * Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
 * The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
 * Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
 * Microsoft Product Support Services

For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application Note" section at the end of this article.

THE TEXT OF WG1129
Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) WG1129: UPDATED FILES FROM THE WINDOWS NT(TM) SERVER VERSION 3.5 CD-ROM Revision Date: 1/95 1 disk included The following information applies to Microsoft Windows(R) for Workgroups, version 3.11. --- -
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Introduction
The WG1129 disk included with this Application Note contains six updated Windows for Workgroups 3.11 files that are shipped on the CD-ROM version of Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5. These updated files provide the following improvements:


 * Support for named pipes over direct host IPX
 * Performance enhancements to direct host IPX
 * A patch to prevent browse masters from synchronizing and announcing simultaneously
 * Changes to allow Windows NT remote administrators to work on Windows for Workgroups
 * Changes to allow browsing of Windows NT workgroups outside a subnet
 * Changes to allow Windows NT 3.5 servers to screen out older Windows for Workgroups clients trying to connect through direct host IPX

To install the updated files
  If you received a disk with this Application Note, insert the disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive. If you downloaded this Application Note from an online service, skip to step 2. This procedure assumes that you have already downloaded and extracted the compressed file.   At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER copy :\net.exe where is either the letter of your floppy disk drive or the directory containing the file you downloaded from online services, and is the path to your Windows directory. For example, if you are installing from a floppy disk that you inserted in drive A, and C:\WINDOWS is the path to your Windows directory: copy a:\net.exe c:\windows Or, for example, if you downloaded the WG1129.EXE file from online services to C:\DOWNLOAD and C:WINDOWS is the path to your Windows directory: copy c:\download\net.exe c:\windows   Copy the remaining five files to the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory one at a time. For example, type the following commands and press ENTER after each one: copy a:\ndis.386 c:\windows\system copy a:\netapi.dll c:\windows\system copy a:\nwnblink.386 c:\windows\system copy a:\vnetsup.386 c:\windows\system copy a:\vredir.386 c:\windows\system The table below lists the new file sizes and dates: File           Size       Date (bytes) -

NDIS.386       27,846     9/4/94 NET.EXE       450,262     9/4/94 NETAPI.DLL    109,120     9/4/94 NWNBLINK.386   37,964     9/4/94 VNETSETUP.386  14,647     9/4/94 VREDIR.386     85,746     9/4/94  Reboot your computer and restart Windows.

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE
You can find WG1129.EXE (size: 396614 bytes) , a self-extracting file, on the following services:   Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon. Click Knowledge Base, and select the product. Enter kbfile #|WG1129.EXE (size: 396614 bytes), and click GO! Open the article, and click the button to download the file.   Internet (anonymous FTP) ftp ftp.microsoft.com Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder. Get WG1129.EXE (size: 396614 bytes)   Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL Download WG1129.EXE (size: 396614 bytes) </li></ul>

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE    : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services If you are unable to access the source(s) listed above, you can have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you by calling Microsoft Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at (425) 637-7098. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area.
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