Microsoft KB Archive/188143

= Local Device Not Available After Installing NetWare Client =

Article ID: 188143

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q188143



SYMPTOMS
After you install the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks, local drives other than drive A, B, or C may not be accessible.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a local device (such as a hard disk, CD-ROM drive, or removable media drive) uses the same drive letter that the Client for NetWare Networks uses to map a network drive.

For example, if your CD-ROM drive is assigned drive letter F, and you install the Client for NetWare Networks and map a network drive to drive letter F, the network drive connection takes precedence and is assigned drive letter F. The CD-ROM drive is not accessible.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, change the mapped network drive letter to a different drive letter. To do so, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Network.
 * 3) Click Client For NetWare Networks.
 * 4) Click Properties, and then click the General tab.
 * 5) In the First Network Drive box, click a drive letter that is one letter higher than the highest drive letter assigned to a local device in your computer. For example, if the highest drive letter assigned to a local device is drive F, click G.
 * 6) Click OK, and then restart your computer.

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