Microsoft KB Archive/120127

SHARE Error When Saving File to LANTastic Server

PSS ID Number: Q120127 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0 == Microsoft Works for Windows, version 3.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When saving a PowerPoint file, you may receive an error stating that SHARE must be loaded, even if you have SHARE.EXE in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and/or Windows VSHARE.386 in your SYSTEM.INI file.

This problem occurs when you save the file to a LANTastic 5.0 resource server, or open a file from the LANTastic 5.0 resource server. Saving and opening files on a local disk drive works correctly, as does saving the presentation in PowerPoint 3.0 format to the server.

= RESOLUTION =

Run SHARE on the LANTastic 5.0 resource server.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When running any application that includes OLE 2.0 (such as PowerPoint 4.0 or Word 6.0 for Windows) on a machine that is using a LANTastic 5.0 network, you may receive the following error when saving to, or opening a file from, a LANTastic network resource server:

Sorry, SHARE.EXE must be run before reading or saving files.

Because all OLE 2.0 applications require the ability to perform file- locking, the local machine must already have SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.386 running. However, the LANTastic 5.0 network does not allow a client system to lock files on a resource server using the client’s “local” file-locking ability. Therefore, MS-DOS SHARE must be loaded and running on the LANTastic resource server as well, or the server cannot perform the file-locking that OLE 2.0 applications require.

Installing SHARE on the resource server machine should eliminate the error.

A typical SHARE line for the LANTastic resource server would be:

C:.EXE /L:500 /F:5100

If there are many users of the server resources, the parameters may have to be increased.

LANTastic technical support recommends loading SHARE.EXE in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file immediately following the loading of the network drivers. For more information about configuring the LANTastic network, contact Artisoft at (602) 670-7000.

Additional query words: 4.0 4.0a 4.0b 4.0c power point powerpt OLE2 OLE2.0 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbnetwork kbusage Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.