User Manager Fails at Startup If Windows 95 Is in the Path

 Last reviewed: November 19, 1997
Article ID: Q159929
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Windows NT Workstation computers running User Manager for Domains from the Clients\Srvtools\Winnt directory of the Windows NT Server 4.0 CD may receive the following error at startup: 

   The dynamic link library MSNET32.dll could not be found in the
   specified path.
The error is followed by the search path used to locate the apparently missing DLL.

CAUSE

Msnet32.dll is not a Windows NT 4.0 file. The error occurs when the directory for Windows 95 or the Windows NT Server Tools for Windows 95 (NEXUS) are in the environment path.

RESOLUTION

  1. Type SET from the Windows NT command prompt to see if Windows 95 or the Windows NT Server tools are in the search path.

  2. Check the Environment tab in the Control Panel System and remove conflicting paths if any are present.

  3. If there are no conflicting paths, remove the offending path from the Autoexec.bat and Autoexec.nt files. You can disable parsing of the Autoexec.bat file by setting the ParseAutoexec.bat (Reg_sz) entry to 0 under:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\NTCurrentVersion\Winlogon

Additional query words: prodnt user manager server tools
Keywords : ntdomain kbnetwork
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : Info_Provided

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Last reviewed: November 19, 1997
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