Novell NetWare & NETBIOS.EXE Should Not Run in a VM

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q82698
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

All versions of Novell's NETBIOS.EXE should not be run in a Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 MS-DOS virtual machine (VM). Doing so may hang the workstation. NETBIOS.EXE is only supported when run globally, and it must be started before you start Windows.

NETBIOS.EXE is manufactured by Novell, vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 net bios

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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