If you want to install Windows 95 on a computer that already has networking support from a network vendor other than Microsoft or Novell NetWare, you should be sure the network client from that vendor is installed correctly under MS-DOS, Windows version 3.1, or Windows for Workgroups.
The network software should be running when you start Windows 95 Setup. If Setup detects a network adapter but the computer is not running network software when you install Windows 95, then Setup installs Client for Microsoft Networks by default. Although in most cases the Network option in Control Panel provides the same controls for adding and removing networking components after Windows 95 Setup is complete, Microsoft recommends that you install networking support during Windows 95 Setup.
Note For computers running multiple network clients, Windows 95 Setup can install but cannot remove support for networks from other vendors.
If you need to add the network client manually, click the Add button. Then double-click Client in the Select Network Component Type dialog box. In the Select Network Client dialog box, click the appropriate network vendor in the Manufacturers list, and click the name of the client in the Network Clients list. Then click OK.
Note Support for DEC PATHWORKS 5.x is installed as a protocol together with Client for Microsoft Networks, so DEC PATHWORKS does not appear in the Select Network Client dialog box. For information about installing support for this product, see "DEC PATHWORKS" later in this chapter.
If you want to install Client for Microsoft Networks in addition to the network client from your vendor, follow the steps described in "Installing Client for Microsoft Networks with Other Networks" later in this chapter. Otherwise, click the Next button and continue with Windows 95 Setup.
On computers running multiple clients, Windows 95 Setup stores all real-mode networking components, including PROTOCOL.INI, in the Windows directory. On computers running a real-mode client as the primary network, the networking components are left in place. The settings in PROTOCOL.INI affect only real-mode NDIS drivers. Changing these values has no effect on protected-mode NDIS drivers. If you need to change settings in PROTOCOL.INI, use the Network option in Control Panel whenever possible. For information about PROTOCOL.INI entries, see Chapter 8, "Windows 95 on Microsoft Networks."
All the Setup options for installing and configuring network support described in this chapter can be defined in custom setup scripts for automatic installation. To install Windows 95 using setup scripts, the Windows 95 source files must be placed on a server using Server-based Setup, and custom setup scripts must be created, as described in Chapter 4, "Server-Based Setup for Windows 95." For information about installing support for another network client in custom setup scripts, see Appendix D, "MSBATCH.INF Parameters."