Microsoft KB Archive/73034

= Unable to LOADHIGH Correctly After NET5.COM Loaded =

Article ID: 73034

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q73034



SYMPTOMS
On a Novell network, you may have difficulty loading device drivers high after running NET5.COM. Drivers loaded after NET5 may exhibit two characteristics:


 * The driver loads in conventional memory.
 * The driver name is missing, contains only hyphens, or has a nonsense name when viewed using the &quot;MEM /C | MORE&quot; command.



CAUSE
NET5.COM is a redirector provided by Novell to update network operations for MS-DOS version 5.0. It is loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. After NET5 is loaded, LOADHIGH statements do not operate properly. Loading NET5 high or low doesn't make a difference.



WORKAROUND
Currently the only workaround is to load all desired programs high BEFORE running NET5.

Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT
  path=c:\dos;c:\windows;c:\ prompt $p$g loadhigh c:\mouse1\mouse.com loadhigh c:\dos\doskey.com loadhigh [drive][path]\ipx.exe loadhigh [drive][path]\net5.com The above mentioned problem would occur if Doskey or Mouse were loaded after NET5.COM regardless of NET5 loading high or low.

NET5.COM is a redirector provided by Novell for use with MS-DOS 5.0; Net5 was not developed by Microsoft. The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 5.00

Keywords: KB73034

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