List of Documentation Errors in Windows 95 Resource KitLast reviewed: February 20, 1998Article ID: Q135849 |
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SUMMARYThis article lists known documentation errors in the Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit and the Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit Help file located in the Admin\Reskit\Helpfile folder on the Windows 95 CD-ROM. The following known documentation errors are described in this article:
MORE INFORMATIONPage 111: Technical Issues for Microsoft Protected-Mode Clients Online Help: Planning for Shared Installations The fourth bulleted item of this topic states: "For protected-mode network clients, you cannot use a PCI network adapter or ISA adapters on a PCI computer for system startup over the network. This is because PCI adapters do not start until the second booting of Windows 95. For shared installations, the adapter must start on the first boot." This item should state: "For protected-mode network clients, you cannot use a PCI, EISA, or ISA Plug and Play network adapter for system startup over the network. This is because these adapters do not start until the second booting of Windows 95. For shared installations, the adapter must start on the first boot." Page 140: System Startup and Networking for Shared Installations Online Help: System Startup and Networking for Shared InstallationsPage 140 gives the following command:
net logon generic_name password /yThis command only works for the Client for Microsoft Networks when connecting to SBS shares on an SMB server. Page 145: Custom Installations of Windows 95: The Issues Online Help: Customizing Windows 95 with WRKGRP.INI FilesThis topic states that the Wrkgrp.ini file should be located in the shared folder that contains the Windows 95 source files. This information is incorrect. The Wrkgrp.ini file should be located in the System folder in the shared folder that contains the Windows 95 source files. Page 197: Initializing Static VxDs at Startup Online Help: Initializing Static VxDs at StartupThe last sentence of the first paragraph reads: "Notice, however, that if a VxD file is in the Windows System\Vmm32 directory, Windows 95 loads it in addition to the combined VxDs in Mrci2.vxd." This sentence should read: "Notice, however, that if a VxD file is in the Windows System\Vmm32 directory, Windows 95 loads it in addition to the combined VxDs in Vmm32.vxd." Page 202: Config.sys Settings Incorporated in Windows 95 Io.sys Online Help: Io.sys: The Real-Mode Operating System The "Config.sys Settings Incorporated in Windows 95 Io.sys" topic states that the default value for the "files=" setting is 60. This default is actually 30. Page 204: MSDOS.SYS Values Online Help: MSDOS.SYS: Special Startup ValuesIn the [Options] section, the entry that reads
BootFailSafe=should read:
BootSafe=Note: BootSafe=1 will boot your computer into safe mode. Page 214: Changes to SYSTEM.INI Online Help: Changes to SYSTEM.INIIn the "Entries Added to the [Boot] Section of SYSTEM.INI" section, the entry that reads
sound.drv=sound.drvshould read:
sound.drv=mmsound.drvPage 221: Installing Windows 95 for Dual Booting with Windows 3.x Online Help: Installing Windows 95 for Dual Booting with Windows 3.xThe note at the bottom of the page states: NOTE: If you are using disk compression software, you need to copy IO.DOS, MSDOS.DOS, COMMAND.DOS, CONFIG.DOS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT to your host drive also. The reference to AUTOEXEC.BAT is incorrect. The note should read: NOTE: If you are using disk compression software, you need to copy IO.DOS, MSDOS.DOS, COMMAND.DOS, CONFIG.DOS, and AUTOEXEC.DOS to your host drive also. Page 226: Installing Windows 95 over DR DOS Online Help: Installing Windows 95 over DR DOSThe first bulleted item in this topic states: "Some DR DOS utilities can cause compatibility problems with the Windows 95 real-mode kernel; Windows 95 Setup uses rem to comment out any command lines in the configuration files that start such utilities." This item should state: "Some DR DOS utilities can cause compatibility problems with the Windows 95 real-mode kernel; Windows 95 Setup removes or uses rem to comment out any command lines in the configuration files that start such utilities." Page 292: Supporting Pass-Through Security for Peer Resource Sharing Online Help: Supporting Pass-Through Security for Peer Resource SharingThis section states:
If computers running Windows 95 will be providing File and Printer Sharing Services for NetWare Networks, then the NetWare server providing access validation must be configured with a special WINDOWS_PASSTHRU account. This special account is used to support pass-through validation for user-level security.This statement is incorrect. A WINDOWS_PASSTHRU account is not needed as long as the person logging on to the server has an account. Page 303: Additional Settings for Client for NetWare Networks Online Help: Additional Settings for Client for NetWare Networks
Page 340: Artisoft LANtastic, Configuration File EntriesThe Configuration File Entries show the System.ini file requiring the following entry:
[LANTASTIC] network_irq=15This network_irq=15 entry is not required and Setup will remove it.
Page 354: Configuring Microsoft DLC with ODI DriversThe third entry in the Autoexec.bat is listed as Odinhlp.exe. The correct component name is Odihlp.exe.
Page 375: Using Login Scripts with Microsoft NetworkingPage 375 includes a table named Special Login Script Parameters. Windows NT login variables, including those in this table, do not work in Windows 95. The table contains the following parameters:
%OS% %PROCESSOR% %USERDOMAIN% %USERNAME%NOTE: The Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit Help file does not include this table. Page 392: To View Volumes on a Server Online Help: Using Commands to Connect to NetWare ServersThe last paragraph of the "To view volumes on a server" bulleted item states: "Use the /network parameter to specify the volumes on the particular network you want to view" and gives the following example:
net view \\nwserver_name /network:nwThe /network parameter is not a valid option for the NET VIEW command. Page 431: IPX/SPX Technical Notes on NetWare Networks Online Help: IPX/SPX Technical Notes on NetWare NetworksThe second bulleted item of this section states: SPX-II is a protocol definition for windowing and transmitting large packets over SPX. You can run any SPX-II application under Windows 95 using the IPX/SPX-compatible protocol. The related Novell-supplied file TLI.DLL must be available on the computer to support SPX-II. This item should read: SPX-II is a protocol definition for windowing and transmitting large packets over SPX. The IPX/SPX-compatible protocol included with Windows 95 (Nwlink.vxd) does not support SPX-II. There are third-party dynamic link libraries (DLLs) available that provide SPX-II support when you are using Nwlink.vxd. However, if you are using a third-party DLL intended to provide SPX-II support and a program communicates directly with Nwlink.vxd, SPX-II support is not available to that program. Page 457: Sources for Windows 95 System Management Tools Online Help: Sources for Windows 95 System Management ToolsThis topic states:
When you install Windows 95 from the installation floppy disks, System Policy Editor is installed automatically with the operational system files. This tool can be used to modify INI files, CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT.This statement is incorrect. The tool that is installed automatically is System Configuration Editor, not System Policy Editor. You can use System Configuration Editor to modify INI files and the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files. System Policy Editor is included with the CD-ROM version of Windows 95 and is not installed automatically. Page 465: To Set Up User-Level Security on a Computer on a Microsoft Network Online Help: To Set Up User-Level Security on a Computer on a Microsoft Network Step 2 states: "Type the name of the Windows NT domain or Windows NT workstation where the user accounts reside, and then click OK." This step is incorrect. You can type the name of a Windows NT domain or a Windows NT server, but not a Windows NT workstation. Page 488: Maintaining Roving User Profiles on Other Networks Online Help: Maintaining Roving User Profiles on Other NetworksThe [Profiles] section states the following:
[Profiles] Mary=\\bigserver\homedirs\mary John=\\bigserver\homedirs\john Pat=\\bigserver\homedirs\patThis section should read:
[Profiles] Mary=\\bigserver\homedirs\mary\user.dat John=\\bigserver\homedirs\john\user.dat Pat=\\bigserver\homedirs\pat\user.datThe Resource Kit does not include these instructions:
Online Help: Using File-System Troubleshooting OptionsThe first sentence of the "Disable All 32-bit Protected-Mode Disk Drivers" section states: "This option ensures that no 32-bit disk drivers are loaded in the system, except the floppy driver." This section should read: "This option disables the 32-bit protected-mode floppy disk driver (Hsflop.pdr), and floppy disk I/O is performed as in previous versions of Windows." Page 627: Mouse and Pointing Device Driver Overview Online Help: Mouse and Pointing Device Driver OverviewThis topic states:
In addition to better mouse services, Windows 95 allows the use of serial ports COM1 through COM4 for connecting a mouse or other pointing device.This topic should state:
Windows 95 allows the use of serial ports COM1 and COM2 for connecting a mouse or other pointing device.Page 687: To Preserve Long Filenames with Disk Utilities that do not Recognize ThemOnline Help: To Preserve Long Filenames with Disk Utilities that do not Recognize Them Steps 5 and 6 for the "To preserve long filenames with disk utilities that do not recognize them" state:
Online Help: Technical Notes on Long Filenames
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