Cannot Set Default File Location to NetWare 4.1 Network Drive

ID: Q153621

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you set the default document location to a NetWare 4.1 server and you are using the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS) client, you receive the following error message:

Directory Not Valid

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you attempt to specify a default document location that exists on a network drive mapped using the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS).

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95, as well as later versions of this file:

NWNP32.DLL version 4.00.969 dated 12/20/95 10:09am 138,752 bytes

NOTE: This file is named NWNP32.NW4 before it is installed.

This file is included in Windows 95 Service Pack 1. For more information on obtaining Windows 95 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q142794 Availability of Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q145621 Banner Settings Not Saved for Captured NDS Printer with MSNDS

Q142721 Cannot Run Microsoft Access Using MSNDS

Q142532 OLE Problems Using Microsoft Service for NDS

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

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Additional query words: 7.00 word7 word8 word97

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:7.0,7.0a,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb