Microsoft KB Archive/118896

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PRJ4: Changing Source of Object Remapps Drives on Novell

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Q118896

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
If you attach an object to your project and the object resides on a Novell NetWare network server, and if you choose to change the object's source, Microsoft Project's working directory will be remapped to the same location as the object file.

This problem may cause your computer to hang (stop responding) if the remapped drive is the drive that your computer is started from (the boot drive).

WORKAROUND
Updating the workstation's Windows Netware drivers to the latest version resolves this issue.

Customers can get the most updated NETWARE.DRV, VIPX.386 and VNETWARE.386 files from the following locations:

 WINUP9.EXE (from Novell). The file is available on Novell's CompuServe NOVLIB forum. To obtain them, log on to CompuServe and type GO NOVFILES, or contact Novell technical support at (800) 638-9273. These files are also available through NetWire and authorized Novell resellers.

NOTE: As of October 4, 1994, the files contained in WINUP9.EXE and DOSUP9.EXE are available from Novell in WINDR1.EXE, NWDLL1.EXE, VLMUP1.EXE, and NET33X.EXE.  The NETWARE.DRV file that has been shown to specifically correct the problem is: NETWARE.DRV  V3.02   11-24-93    146736 NOTE: It is stongly recommended that the other workstation shell components be updated when updating the Windows components. These files can be found in the DOSUP9.EXE file available as at the sources listed above. 

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) In Program Manager, select the Microsoft Project icon, and choose Properties from the File menu in Program Manager. Change the working directory to a location on your local hard drive.
 * 2) Connect to a Novell NetWare Server (version 3.11-4.01).
 * 3) Start Microsoft Excel version 5.0.
 * 4) In cell A1 of a new worksheet, type Test.
 * 5) In Microsoft Excel, from the Microsoft Excel File menu, choose Save, and save the file to a drive on the network server as TEST.XLS.
 * 6) From the Microsoft Excel Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 7) Start Microsoft Project.
 * 8) From the Microsoft Project Edit menu, choose Paste Special. Select the Paste-Link button and select the Microsoft Excel 5.0 Worksheet option. Choose OK.
 * 9) From the Edit menu, choose Links. Select the link to the Microsoft Excel object and choose the Change Source button.

When the dialog box appears, note that the drive is the drive where your working directory is located. However, the directory structure is the same as where the linked file is located. The document's drive has been mapped to the local hard drive.

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Keywords : kbnetwork

Issue type : kbbug

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