WG0991: Updated NE2000.386 Allows WFWG to Start CorrectlyLast reviewed: May 1, 1997 |
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When you use the Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 NE2000.386 driver, your system may stop responding (hang) when you try to start Windows for Workgroups. The WG0991 disk included with this Application Note contains an updated NE2000.386 driver to correct this problem. Microsoft has an Application Note, "WG0991: Updated NE2000.386 Allows Windows for Workgroups to Start Correctly," to correct this problem. You can obtain this You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:
For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application Note" section at the end of this article. THE TEXT OF WG0991Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) WG0991: UPDATED NE2000.386 ALLOWS WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS TO START CORRECTLY Revision Date: 2/94 1 Disk Included The following information applies to Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11. | INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY | | ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an Application| | Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER | | EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED | | WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR | | PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and | | the use of this Application Note. This Application Note may be | | copied and distributed subject to the following conditions: 1) All| | text must be copied without modification and all pages must be | | included; 2) If software is included, all files on the disk(s) | | must be copied without modification (the MS-DOS(R) utility | | diskcopy is appropriate for this purpose); 3) All components of | | this Application Note must be distributed together; and 4) This | | Application Note may not be distributed for profit. | | | | Copyright (C) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. | | Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a | | trademark of Microsoft Corporation. | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| IntroductionWhen you use the Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 NE2000.386 driver with a Novell NE/2 network interface card (NIC), your system may stop responding (hang) when you try to start Windows for Workgroups. The WG0991 disk included with this Application Note contains an updated NE2000.386 driver to correct this problem. To install the updated NE2000.386 file
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTEYou can find WG0991.EXE (size: 30829 bytes) , a self-extracting file, on the following services:
For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services You can have this Application Note mailed to you from the automated Microsoft FastTips Technical Library, which you can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (800) 936-4200. NOTE: The FastTips Technical Library is available only to customers within the U.S. and Canada. If you are unable to access the source(s) listed above, you can have this Application Note mailed to you by calling Microsoft Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at (425) 637-7098. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. |
KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty kbfile kbappnote Last reviewed: May 1, 1997 |