"Error 26" After Installing Windows 95 from NetWare Server

Last reviewed: November 26, 1997
Article ID: Q156231

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

After you install Windows 95 from a Novell server and restart your computer, you may receive the following error message:

   Error 26

When this error message occurs, you have no network connectivity and you cannot start Windows 95.

CAUSE

The error message can occur when both of the following conditions exist:

The Autoexec.bat file contains the following command:
```
      net start nwredir
```
The NetWare server name contains one or more dashes.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

Additional query words: 95
Keywords : 3rdpartynet win95 kberrmsg kbnetwork kbfixlist
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: November 26, 1997
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