Win95 Client Setup Puts SnaTcp Registry Key in Wrong Place

Last reviewed: June 18, 1996
Article ID: Q139893

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, version 2.11

SYMPTOMS

During setup of the Win95 SNA Client, Setup adds the SnaTcp key under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree under the following subkey:

   \Software\Microsoft\SnaBase

However, the TCP/IP .DLL file expects the key under the following subkey:

   \Software\Microsoft\SnaBase\Parameters

RESOLUTION

Install the fix mentioned below.

The SNA Server Windows 95 Setup script has been modified to create the SnaTcp key under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree under the following subkey:

   \Software\Microsoft\SnaBase\Parameters

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server for Windows NT. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server for Windows NT, 2.11 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbsetup kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv ntconfig
Additional reference words: prodsna 2.00 2.10 2.11 win95 registry

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Last reviewed: June 18, 1996
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