Installing or Upgrading NetWare Client Software

Running the NetWare Client Installation Program

The installation program jumps to the “Enter MS Windows directory” field. Skip this option and continue unless you also want to update a personal network copy of MS Windows.

3Select the “Highlight here and press <Enter> to customize” option and press <Enter>.

4Select the “For the Network Administrator only: Do you want to set the shared MS Windows path? (Y/N)” field on the screen and press <Enter>.

A blinking cursor appears at the end of the path statement in the field.

5To continue type “Y” or “N” and then press <Enter>.

If you type “Y,” the “Enter the path to the shared directory:” screen appears.

NOTE:You must have network supervisor rights and a drive mapped to the location of the shared MS Windows directory to install for a shared copy.

6Edit the field by entering the specific network MS Windows directory name and press <Enter>.

Because of the architectural differences between the current NetWare DOS Requester and the previous NetWare Shell software (NETX), the NETWARE.DRV and NETWARE.HLP files for both client software types are incompatible.

Before installing the NetWare Client software for MS Windows to a shared directory, create a new directory, such as “NETXDRV,” in the shared MS Windows System directory. Then, copy the previous NETWARE.DRV and NETWARE.HLP files that support the NetWare Shell software (NETX) to the NETXDRV subdirectory.

Following installation of the NetWare Client software to a shared MS Windows directory, add or make the following modification to the [boot] heading in the SYSTEM.INI file for each individual client workstation running the NetWare Shell software (NETX):

Replace the line network.drv=netware.drv

with

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