Microsoft KB Archive/78970

= FastTips: Windows 3.0 Network Installation Questions & Answers =

ID: Q78970

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This article contains the complete text of the &quot;Windows 3.0 Network Installation&quot; fax script.

This fax script is available to customers who call the Microsoft FastTips Service for Operating Systems at (800) 936-4200.

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Microsoft Windows, Version 3.0 Automated Product Support Service Fax-Script Questions and Answers: Windows 3.0 Network Installation ---

1. Q. I want to set up a shared version of Windows on my network. How do I do this?

A. The step-by-step procedure for installing Windows on a network is on pages 553 and 554 of the &quot;Microsoft Windows User's Guide&quot; for version 3.0. In addition, the following information may be     useful to you:

a. If the files from the Windows disks expand and install correctly on the hard disk and if they are dated 10/31/90, the DOS directory (DIR) command will show 283 files using 9.6 megabytes (MB).

b. On any network, these files must be set as read-only.

c. On a Novell network, be sure to set rights correctly for both Windows directories. For the shared directory where the expanded files are stored, the search, open, and read rights need to be turned on. For the user's directory, which is        chosen while running the Setup program with the forward slash N option (SETUP /N), all rights must be on, except for parent, which is optional.

2. Q. When I try Windows Setup from my network, it copies a few files and then gives me an error or locks up. What can I do?

A. With certain network cards, especially ARC NET cards, the interrupt setting or adapter segment setting may cause problems for Windows Setup. The following network card settings work best with Windows.

a. Set IRQ on the network card for an Interrupt from 3 to 8

b. If your card uses memory areas in the adapter segment, DO NOT use location D000.

If you are on a Novell network, the following rights need to be     set for both Windows directories.

a. For the shared directory where the expanded files are stored, the search, open, and read rights need to be turned on.

b. For the user's directory, which is chosen while running the Setup program with the forward slash N option (SETUP /N), all rights must be set to on, except for parent, which is        optional. KBCategory: kbnetwork kbfasttip kb3rdparty KBSubcategory: win30 Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a fast tips fasttips avs ivrfax QWW30

Last Reviewed: November 21, 1994