NetWare Administrator Does Not Work with NWREDIR Loaded

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Novell NetWare Administrator program (Nwadmin.exe) on a computer running Windows 95 configured with the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks, an MS-DOS window may open and display the following error message:

   This program must be run under Microsoft Windows

• Invalid Context
• Unknown Object Type
• Cannot read object's information
• Program Error Your program is making an invalid dynamic link call to a .DLL file

CAUSE

Client for NetWare Networks

The NetWare Administrator program does not work with the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks. The NetWare Administrator program works only with Novell VLM (the NetWare MS-DOS requester).

Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (NDS)

The error messages stated above may occur if Netware.drv, Nwadmin.exe, and all the required .dll files do not match.

RESOLUTION

Client for NetWare Networks

You must use the real-mode VLM instead of the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks in order to use the NetWare Administrator program. Contact Novell Technical Support if you need technical assistance configuring VLM.

Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (NDS)

Perform the following steps to run Nwadmin.exe with the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (NDS):

1. Make sure that the Netware.drv file you are using is the one included with the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (NDS).

2. Make sure that you have at least version 4.10.2 of Nwadmin.exe and its required .dll files. These .dll files are supplied by Novell and should be located in the public folder from which you are running Nwadmin.exe.

3. Make sure that you have the latest .dll files from Nwdll2.exe in your Windows\System folder. The most recent version of Nwadmin.exe is in 41nwad.exe and is available on Novell s FTP site. Nwdll2.exe is also available at this location.