Microsoft KB Archive/90452

= WFWG Err Msg: The Network Software Currently...LAN Manager 2.0 =

Article ID: 90452

Article Last Modified on 10/22/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q90452



SYMPTOMS
While installing Windows for Workgroups over an existing Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0 installation, you may receive following error message:

The network software currently installed on your computer cannot be used with this version of Windows for Workgroups.



CAUSE
While you may be able to manually upgrade and use Windows for Workgroups over LAN Manager 2.0, Windows for Workgroups was designed to automatically upgrade and work best on a LAN Manager 2.1 installations only.



WORKAROUND
Due to differences in the PROTOCOL.INI file and other LAN Manager configuration files, you may have difficulty installing or updgrading Windows for Workgroups over LAN Manager 2.0. If you need to use Windows for Workgroups with LAN Manager 2.0, you should follow the procedures outlined below.  Before installing Windows for Workgroups, use an ASCII text editor (such as the MS-DOS 5.0 Editor) to make the following changes:

 Remove ALL references to LAN Manager 2.0 device drivers (that is, remove DEVICE=[drive][path]PROTMAN.DOS, DEVICE=[drive][path]UBNEI.DOS, and so on) from the CONFIG.SYS file. Remove ALL references to LAN Manager 2.0 commands (NET START, LOAD NETBEUI, NET LOGON, and so on) from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Also remove any references to LAN Manager 2.0 in the MS-DOS PATH environment variable(s.)  After making and saving the above changes to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT, reboot the computer for the changes to take effect.

You should then be able to proceed with the normal installation of Windows for Workgroups.

Additional query words: 3.10 err msg

Keywords: KB90452

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