Security Settings File Error with Shared Windows Installation

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

If you used SETUP /N to set up a shared copy of Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 and you have Novell NetWare installed as an additional network, you may receive one of the following error messages when you use the NET command:

Error reading security-settings file.

Error 2: The specified file was not found. An error occurred accessing the security settings file.

CAUSE

These errors occur when your NetWare search path has the shared Windows directory before your local Windows directory, or your current directory is the shared Windows directory.

In both cases, Windows for Workgroups is finding a security settings file that is not valid for your system.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, change your search path so your local Windows directory is listed before your shared Windows directory, or change your current directory to something other than the shared Windows directory.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

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Version : WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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