Microsoft KB Archive/166340

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Direct Cable Connection May Not Work in Localized OSR2

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Q166340

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1

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SYMPTOMS
When you are running certain localized non-English versions of Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) or OEM Service Release version 2.1 (OSR2.1), attempting to use Direct Cable Connection to connect two computers may not work. You may receive an error message stating that the port is not available.

CAUSE
This problem is known to occur with the following localized versions of Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 and 2.1:


 * Swedish
 * Finnish
 * Danish

RESOLUTION
This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 OSR2, and later versions of this file:


 * Swedish:

MODEM.CPL version 4.00.951 dated 8/13/97 52,352 bytes
 * Finnish:

MODEM.CPL version 4.00.951 dated 4/23/97 53,072 bytes
 * Danish:

MODEM.CPL version 4.00.951 dated 4/23/97 53,104 bytes

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION
This problem may occur regardless of the cabling type used (null-modem serial cable or bi-directional parallel cable). Other than the update referenced above, there is no known workaround to this problem.

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates"

Additional query words: 95

Keywords : kbenv kbtool osr2 win95

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210