Microsoft Network Client - Workgroup Connection

• Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
• Microsoft Workgroup Connection version 1.0

SUMMARY

The purpose of this article is to inform you that the Microsoft Network Client - Workgroup Connection can be obtained free of charge.

Microsoft Network Client version 3.0 replaces Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS and Microsoft Workgroup Connection. Microsoft Network Client version 3.0 is the preferred MS-DOS network client software. However, Microsoft will continue to make Workgroup Connection available for customers who want its file and print server capabilities.

To set up Workgroup Connection, obtain MSWGCN.EXE, a self-extracting file, from one of the following services:

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

        On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
        Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
        Enter kbfile MSWGCN.EXE (size: 1015512 bytes) 
                               , and click GO!
        Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
  
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
        Get MSWGCN.EXE (size: 1015512 bytes) 
  

• The Microsoft Network

        On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location.
        Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks).
        Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
        Find the appropriate product area.
        Locate and Download MSWGCN.EXE.
  

• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

        Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download MSWGCN.EXE (size: 1015512 bytes) 
  

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   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online
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