OS/2 2.x WS Receives Error After Loading LM WS Software

ID: Q111285

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft LAN Manager, version 2.2a

SYMPTOMS

Users on OS/2 2.x workstations may receive this error message after installing LAN Manager workstation software:

SYS1719: The file "C:\LANMAN\NETPROG\NETWKSTA.SYS" specified in the IFS command on line nn of the CONFIG.SYS file does not contain a valid device driver or file system driver.

CAUSE

The error comes from using an older NETWKSTA.SYS.

RESOLUTION

Updated Microsoft LAN Manager workstation software is available without charge in a number of locations.

Microsoft Download Service

Call: (425) 936-6735.

Internet

Use FTP to connect to Microsoft's Internet server, FTP.MICROSOFT.COM (IP address 207.46.133.140). Use Anonymous as your login name and your complete e-mail name as your password.

Microsoft Inside Sales

Call (800) 426-9400 and request SKU #2723850V100. Cost: $49.95.

Files

There are four files that you must download. Each is a self-extracting zip file that expands into a disk image of one of the installation disks.


  ZIP FILE         DISK LABEL
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DSK3-1.EXE      OS/2 Setup
DSK3-2.EXE      OS/2 Workstation 1
DSK3-3.EXE      OS/2 Workstation 2
DSK3-4.EXE      OS/2 Driver 1

To create a floppy disk installation set, go to the command prompt and use the following syntax to copy each of the disk images to an external drive:


   <filename> -d <destination drive>

The -d indicates that the directories on DSK3-1.EXE are to be copied onto a disk located in the B drive. For example, to create a 3.5-inch (1.44 MB) floppy disk of DSK3-1.EXE, type:

DSK3-1.EXE -d A:

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in LAN Manager version 2.2. This problem is corrected in the above patch.

Additional query words: 2.20a 2.2a

Keywords : ntnetserv
Version : :2.2a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :