Microsoft KB Archive/129297

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

Windows 95 Safe Mode Cannot Connect to The Microsoft Network
Last reviewed: October 7, 1997

Article ID: Q129297

The information in this article applies to:


 * The Microsoft Network versions 1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0

SYMPTOMS
If you start Windows 95 in safe mode and then try to connect to The Microsoft Network, you receive the following error message:

Your modem (or other connecting device) is not functioning.

CAUSE
When you start Windows 95 in safe mode, the path to The Microsoft Network is not set up.

RESOLUTION
To connect to The Microsoft Network, restart Windows 95 normally.