WIN.INI Switch to Disable Network-Specific Dialog Boxes

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q84155
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Some of the networks supported by Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 such as Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1 and Novell NetWare provide "network-specific" dialog boxes for File Manager, Print Manager, and the Printers option in Control Panel.

To disable these special dialog boxes and use Windows 3.1 common dialog boxes:

  1. Open the WIN.INI file in a standard text editor, such as Notepad.

  2. Add the following: 

          [network]
      defaultdialogs=1

MORE INFORMATION

For example, the Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1 network specific dialog box in File Manager does not support the Previous button that allows you to connect to servers that you have connected to in the past, without retyping the entire server/resource name.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbusage kbinterop kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 faster connections

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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