The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows For Workgroups version 3.11
SYMPTOMS
When you double-click the Network icon in Control Panel, an hourglass
appears and immediately disappears, but the Network dialog box is not
displayed.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have an old or damaged WFWNET.DRV file in
either the Windows directory or the Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, follow these steps:
- If there is a WFWNET.DRV file in the Windows directory, rename it
to some other name (such as WFWNET.OLD).
- If there is a WFWNET.DRV file in the Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory,
rename it to some other name (such as WFWNET.OLD).
- If your original Windows for Workgroups disks are 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB
disks, insert disk 7 in the appropriate disk drive. If your disks are
5.25-inch, 1.2 MB disks, insert disk 8 in the appropriate disk drive.
- Type the following line at an MS-DOS command prompt
expand <fdrive>:\wfwnet.dr_ <hdrive>:\<windir>\system\wfwnet.drv
where <fdrive> is the drive containing the original Windows for
Workgroups disk, <hdrive> is the hard disk where Windows for Workgroups
is installed, and <windir> is the directory in which Windows for
Workgroups is installed. For example, if the original Windows for
Workgroups disk is in drive A, and Windows for Workgroups is installed
in the WINDOWS directory on drive C, type the following line
expand a:\wfwnet.dr_ c:\windows\system\wfwnet.drv
and then press ENTER.
MORE INFORMATION
The WFWNET.DRV file supplies the network dialog boxes for Windows for
Workgroups. If this file is old or damaged, a Network dialog box will not
be displayed when you choose the Network icon in Control Panel. Network
services will not be affected.
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