Windows 3.0 NETWORKS.TXT File: LAN Manager Networks

ID: Q61170

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft LAN Manager, versions 1.0, 2.0

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The following information is contained in the NETWORKS.TXT file included with Microsoft Windows version 3.0. This section describes considerations involved in running Windows 3.0 with a Microsoft LAN Manager network.

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Microsoft LAN Manager Networks

Many networks are based upon Microsoft LAN Manager. Consult your network documentation, network distributor, or system administrator to learn whether your network falls into this category, and if so, on which version of LAN Manager it is based.

Network software based on LAN Manager 1.x must not be loaded in the high memory area (the first 64K of extended memory) on MS-DOS 4.0. Consult your network administrator to determine if these conditions apply to your workstation.

LAN Manager Enhanced allows you to use pop-up services to see incoming broadcast messages. These pop-up services can disrupt the Windows display, so you must either disable them or run the LAN Manager WinPopup utility so they can coexist with Windows.

The WinPopup utility should be located in your LAN Manager NETPROG directory, that should already be included on your path. To automatically start the utility when you start Windows, you must include the following entry in the [windows] section of your WIN.INI.
```
     load=winpopup.exe 
```
If you have installed Windows for LAN Manager 2.0 Enhanced, this will be taken care of for you. If you are running LAN Manager 1.x Enhanced, you must insert this line by hand. See WININI.TXT for information on modifying your WIN.INI file.

Note that the WinPopup utility included with LAN Manager 1.x will not run in standard or 386 enhanced mode. Request an upgrade from your network manufacturer if you want to run pop-up services with Windows.

Alternatively, if you wish to disable the pop-up services, use the following procedure.
1. Find your LAN Manager root directory.
2. Use Notepad to open the LANMAN.INI file and locate the line that begins with wrkservices=.
3. Remove the messenger and netpopup entries from this line.
4. Save the file.
5. Exit Windows and restart your computer.

For Windows to support LAN Manager 2.0 Enhanced, you must have the files NETAPI.DLL and PMSPL.DLL. These files should already be located in your LAN Manager NETPROG directory, which should be on your path.

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