Microsoft KB Archive/125438

= Network Icon in Control Panel Does Not Work =

Article ID: 125438

Article Last Modified on 10/9/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q125438



SYMPTOMS
When you double-click the Network icon in Control Panel, an hourglass appears and immediately disappears, but the Network dialog box is not displayed.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have an old or damaged WFWNET.DRV file in either the Windows directory or the Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, follow these steps:

 If there is a WFWNET.DRV file in the Windows directory, rename it to some other name (such as WFWNET.OLD). If there is a WFWNET.DRV file in the Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory, rename it to some other name (such as WFWNET.OLD). If your original Windows for Workgroups disks are 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB disks, insert disk 7 in the appropriate disk drive. If your disks are 5.25-inch, 1.2 MB disks, insert disk 8 in the appropriate disk drive. Type the following line at an MS-DOS command prompt

expand :\wfwnet.dr_ :\ \system\wfwnet.drv

where is the drive containing the original Windows for Workgroups disk, is the hard disk where Windows for Workgroups is installed, and is the directory in which Windows for Workgroups is installed. For example, if the original Windows for Workgroups disk is in drive A, and Windows for Workgroups is installed in the WINDOWS directory on drive C, type the following line

expand a:\wfwnet.dr_ c:\windows\system\wfwnet.drv

and then press ENTER.



MORE INFORMATION
The WFWNET.DRV file supplies the network dialog boxes for Windows for Workgroups. If this file is old or damaged, a Network dialog box will not be displayed when you choose the Network icon in Control Panel. Network services will not be affected.

Additional query words: WFW windows 3.11 upgrade

Keywords: KB125438

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