NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

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Installing or Upgrading NetWare Client Software
Running the NetWare Client Installation Program
The installation program jumps to the “Enter MS Windows directory” field. Skip
this option and continue unless you also want to update a personal network copy
of MS Windows.
3 Select the “Highlight here and press <Enter> to customize” option and press
<Enter>.
4 Select the “For the Network Administrator only: Do you want to set the shared
MS Windows path? (Y/N)” field on the screen and press <Enter>.
A blinking cursor appears at the end of the path statement in the field.
5 To continue type “Y” or “N” and then press <Enter>.
If you type “Y,” the “Enter the path to the shared directory:” screen appears.
NOTE: You must have network supervisor rights and a drive mapped to the location of the
shared MS Windows directory to install for a shared copy.
6 Edit the field by entering the specific network MS Windows directory name and
press <Enter>.
Because of the architectural differences between the current NetWare DOS
Requester and the previous NetWare Shell software (NETX), the
NETWARE.DRV and NETWARE.HLP files for both client software types
are incompatible.
Before installing the NetWare Client software for MS Windows to a shared
directory, create a new directory, such as “NETXDRV,” in the shared MS
Windows System directory. Then, copy the previous NETWARE.DRV and
NETWARE.HLP files that support the NetWare Shell software (NETX) to
the NETXDRV subdirectory.
Following installation of the NetWare Client software to a shared MS
Windows directory, add or make the following modification to the [boot]
heading in the SYSTEM.INI file for each individual client workstation
running the NetWare Shell software (NETX):
Replace the line
network.drv=netware.drv
with