Microsoft KB Archive/62128

= Windowed MS-DOS NIF Safety Tip =

Article ID: 62128

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006



This article was previously published under Q62128



SUMMARY
The following information applies to the Microsoft MS-DOS LAN Manager versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.1a, and 2.2 running under Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1.

The network interface (NIF) is presented to the user upon typing the NET or NET ADMIN command. This interface allows network access, control, and maintenance.

If MS-DOS LAN Manager's NET.EXE is run full screen inside Windows, an MS-DOS mouse driver (MOUSE.SYS or MOUSE.COM for the Microsoft mouse) must be run in order to use a mouse with NET.EXE. However, if Windows is running and ALT+ENTER is pressed at the full-screen command prompt, thus converting the full-screen command prompt into a windowed command prompt inside the Windows screen group (using OS/2 terminology), NET.EXE will work inside the Windows screen group.

However, whether or not an MS-DOS mouse driver is installed, the mouse cannot be used to access the NET.EXE menus. Instead, use the keyboard accelerators. This appears to be a mouse contention problem with running a mouse-aware MS-DOS application in a windowed command prompt inside the Windows screen group. (That is, no mouse-aware MS-DOS applications can use the mouse when run in this windowed command prompt; it is not a limitation of NET.EXE.)

Additional query words: 2.00 2.10 2.10a 2.20 3.00 3.10 win31 dos mouse

Keywords: KB62128

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