Error 6103: The String Specified by the COMPUTERNAME...

ID: Q121720

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows for Workgroups 3.11, the following error message is displayed:

The following error occurred while loading the device VNETSUP:

Error 6103: The string specified by the COMPUTERNAME keyword in the network section in the SYSTEM.INI file is too long.

CAUSE

This error occurs when the ComputerName= entry specified in the [Network] section of the SYSTEM.INI file contains more than 15 characters.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, change the ComputerName= entry to contain 15 or fewer characters in the [Network] section of the SYSTEM.INI file or in the Networks area of Control Panel.

NOTE: The above error occurs if you manually editing the SYSTEM.INI file and include a ComputerName= entry longer than 15 characters. It is not possible to include a ComputerName= entry longer than 15 characters in the Networks area of Control Panel.

Additional query words: 3.11 err msg

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Version : WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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