Msbatch.inf Parameters: Installing MSNDS

• Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes how to install the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS) using the Msbatch.inf file for batch installations of Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft does not encourage or support changes to .inf files; therefore, Microsoft Technical Support does not support the procedure in this article. Although we have tested the following procedure and it appears to function as described, make a backup copy of your .inf file before you proceed.

To install MSNDS using the Msbatch.inf file for batch installations of Windows 95, follow these steps:

1. Create a network installation of Windows 95.

2. Create a new folder on the same drive that contains the network installation of Windows 95 and then copy all the files for MSNDS to the new folder. The files for MSNDS are available as a downloadable file named Msnds.exe. For information about obtaining the Msnds.exe file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

         ARTICLE-ID: Q138709
         TITLE     : Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services
                     Available
   
   

3. In the new folder, rename the Ndscli.inf file to Ndscli.old and then rename the Ndscli.sbs file to Ndscli.inf.

4. Use the Microsoft INF Installation Tool for Windows 95 (Infinst.exe) to integrate the contents of the Ndscli.inf file into the network installation of Windows 95.

   NOTE: The INF Installation Tool for Windows 95 is included in the CD-ROM version of Windows 95 and the Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit, but not in the floppy disk version of Windows 95. To use the INF Installation Tool for Windows 95, you must own the CD-ROM version of Windows 95 or the Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit.

5. Create an [Install] section in the Msbatch.inf file, if the section does not already exist, and then add the following line to the section:

         AddReg=NDSPP.ADD
   

6. Create an [NDSPP.ADD] section in the Msbatch.inf file, if the section does not already exist, and then add the following lines to the section.

   NOTE: Some of the following lines have been wrapped in this article. These lines should be entered as one continuous line in the Msbatch.inf file.

        HKLM,"System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\Microsoft
           Print Provider for NetWare",Name,,"ndspp.dll"
        HKCR,CLSID\{E6EF27C0-7984-11CE-BA00-00AA001F3DC4},,,"Netware objects"
        HKCR,CLSID\{E6EF27C0-7984-11CE-BA00-00AA001F3DC4}\InProcServer32,,,
           "ndspp.dll"
        HKCR,CLSID\{E6EF27C0-7984-11CE-BA00-00AA001F3DC4}\InProcServer32,
           ThreadingModel,,"Apartment"
        HKCR,Printers\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\CaptureConfig,,,
           "{971A71A0-449B-101B-A9B9-4AF3EEDDA3E3}"
        HKCR,CLSID\{971A71A0-449B-101B-A9B9-4AF3EEDDA3E3},,,"Capture
           Settings"
        HKCR,CLSID\{971A71A0-449B-101B-A9B9-4AF3EEDDA3E3}\InProcServer32,,,
           "ndspp.dll"
        HKCR,CLSID\{971A71A0-449B-101B-A9B9-4AF3EEDDA3E3}\InProcServer32,
           ThreadingModel,,"Apartment"
   
   

7. Create a [Network] section in the Msbatch.inf file, if the section does not already exist, and then add the following lines to the section:

         Clients=NWREDIR
         Services=NWREDIR4
   

8. If you want to set the preferred tree and default context in the Msbatch.inf file, create an [NWRedir4] section in the file, if the section does not already exist, and then add the following lines to the section:

         PreferredTree = <tree>
         NameContext = <context>
   

When you are using a shared installation of Windows 95 with a shared Windows folder located on a NetWare server, Windows 95 uses a real-mode NetWare client to connect to the NetWare server. If bindery emulation is not properly set, the real-mode client is unable to connect to the NetWare server. When you log on to the server using the real-mode client, you should use the user name and password that you normally use to log on to the NDS tree. If you have not specified a preferred tree and default context, the following error message may be displayed when you attempt to log on:

   You are not logged into the NDS tree. Make sure your default context
   is set properly. To check the default context, click the network icon
   in Control Panel.