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- NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
-
- TITLE: Novell Windows DLLs Update File
- DOCUMENT ID: TID500458
- DOCUMENT REVISION: A
- DATE: 19DEC94
- ALERT STATUS: Yellow
- INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
- README FOR: NWDLL2.EXE
-
- NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
- NetWare Client for DOS/MS Windows 1.2
-
- ABSTRACT:
-
- This file contains updated Windows DLL (Dynamic Link Libraries) for
- workstations using either NETX or the VLMs. This file is to be used as an
- update to the DOS/Windows Clients Kits v1.02 and v1.1x. If you have NetWare
- 4.1 and installed the client that is provided, then there is no need to
- updates to these modules. In this update, the DLLs have decreased the amount
- of conventional fixed memory used.
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- DISCLAIMER
- THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL
- MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE
- INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL
- MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION.
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-
- Note: These DLLs will not work with NWADMIN v4.06 or earlier that shipped with
- NetWare 4.02 and NetWare 4.01. If you update your Windows clients with these
- DLL's, you will need to update the version of NWADMIN to v4.10 when using
- NetWare 4.x. Currently, the update to NWADMIN can be found in a file called
- NWADM1.EXE in NOVLIB\14.
-
- SYMPTOM
-
- The problem appears when an application makes a SPX diagnostics call that is
- handled by NWIPXSPX.DLL. The result of the call by NWIPXSPX.DLL can cause a
- General Protection Fault in the KERNEL.EXE.
-
- SYMPTOM
-
- NWIPXSPX.DLL does not wait long enough for a reply causing the Windows
- application to timeout. In this update, the timeout is extended to .5 seconds.
-
- In an environment using a third party router, this increase in the timeout
- will allow the information to be returned from the router to the Windows
- application before timing out.
-
- SYMPTOM
-
- The amount of conventional fixed memory below 1 MB used by the DLLs was
- optimized.
-
-
- SYMPTOM
-
- This file contains updated Novell DLLs for users of Windows 3.1x and Windows
- for Workgroups (WFWG) 3.11.
-
-
- SOLUTION
-
- Use the Novell Client Windows DLL's supplied in NWDLL2.EXE.
-
- NOTE: When you expand NWDLL2.EXE, it will automatically create two
- sub-directories: NWDLL (containing Windows DLLs for NETX and VLMs
- workstations); OLDDLLS (containing DLLs that may be needed for some Windows
- applications).
-
- Copy the updated files to the appropriate directories, and restart Windows.
- Files marked with an '^' have been updated since NWDLL1.EXE.
-
- Self-Extracting File Name: NWDLL2.EXE Revision: A
-
- Files Included Size Date Time Version SDK
-
- \
- NWDLL2.TXT (Readme in ASCII text format)
- NWDLL2.WRI (Readme in Windows Write format)
- NWDLL2.WPD (Readme in WordPerfect 5.1 format)
- \NWDLL\
- NWCALLS.DLL 147,616 10-20-94 11:56a 4.10 1.10 ^
- NWIPXSPX.DLL 41,456 10-18-94 2:55p 4.10 1.10 ^
- NWLOCALE.DLL 43,088 09-20-94 12:16p 4.10 1.10 ^
- NWNET.DLL 225,264 10-18-94 04:35p 4.10 1.10 ^
- NWPSRV.DLL 277,532 10-06-94 01:35p 4.10 1.10 ^
- PNW.DLL 106,752 12-08-93 10:43a 0.01 n/a ^
- NWGDI.DLL 82,064 05-17-94 10:25a 1.01 n/a ^
- \OLDDLLS\
- NWPSERV.DLL 20,929 01-29-92 10:50a 1.30 n/a
- NWNETAPI.DLL 106,884 01-07-93 1:31p 1.30 n/a
- NETAPI.DLL 7,168 06-24-91 11:05a n/a n/a
-
-
- Installation Instructions:
-
- It is highly recommended that you run the DOS/Windows client install that is
- provided with NetWare 3.12 and NetWare 4.x whenever possible. This client
- installation process guarantees the proper installation of the appropriate
- files and settings.
-
- To update existing clients make a backup of any files currently on your
- workstation or File Server that appear in the list above.
-
- FOR THE FILES IN THE SUB-DIRECTORIES OF NWDLL2.EXE:
-
- Note: The files in the \NWDLL\ directory are for use with either NETX or
- VLM workstation configurations excluding NWGDI.DLL which is only
- required for NETWARE.DRV v3.03 or later currently found in WINDR2.EXE.
-
- Installation Instructions:
-
- 1. Check for the existence of NW*.DLL in the WINDOWS directory. If the file
- exist then delete it. The Novell DLL's should be in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directory.
-
- 2. Make a backup copy of the existing NW*.DLL located in the
- WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
-
- 3. Copy the NW*.DLL's to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
-
- ========================================================
- Copy the following files to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:
-
- NWCALLS.DLL APIs for NCP communication between the f/s and w/s.
- NWIPXSPX.DLL APIs for IPX/SPX communication.
- NWLOCALE.DLL APIs for localization and internationalization of
- applications.
- NWNET.DLL Network API support for NDS, etc.
- NWPSRV.DLL Contains print server services APIs.
- NWGDI.DLL APIs for Graphical Display Interface for
- NETWARE.DRV v3.03.
- *PNW.DLL APIs for Personal NetWare Graphical Utilities.
- ========================================================
-
- *Note: If you are not using Novell's Personal NetWare product, the PNW.DLL is
- not required. However, if the PNW.VLM is loaded when Wind ows starts,
- NETWARE.DRV will expect PNW.DLL to be loaded. If it is not found, a error
- message will appear.
-
- Note: Depending on your previous installation, the DLLs or other files listed
- above may be located in the \WINDOWS directory. Make sure that you have a
- copy of the files listed above only in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory (for stand
- alone version, if shared version then update the DLLs in the shared
- directory), as you may have spurious results if you have different versions of
- the same DLL located in each of the directories. The recommended
- configuration is to place all the files listed in the section above only in
- the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
-
- =====================================================================
- FOR THE FILES IN THE SUB-DIRECTORY [OLDDLLS]:
-
- Note: The files located in the [OLDDLLS] sub-directory are older DLLs that
- are no longer maintained by NOVELL. They are included in this file as a
- resource for applications or SYSTEMS that may require their use.
-
- Note: If a DLL found in the NWDLL2\OLDDLLS sub-directory ships from a vendor,
- then use the version provided by that vendor. For example, Windows for
- Workgroups 3.11 (WFWG) ships a newer NETAPI.DLL 11-03-94 than the one included
- in NWDLL2\OLDDLLS, in this case, use the newer of the two files provided by
- Microsoft.
-
- =====================================================================
- Copy the following files from [OLDDLLS] to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:
-
- NETAPI.DLL v1.3D API support for the SQL Server front end.
- NWNETAPI.DLL v1.30 Same as NWCALLS.DLL. Will be phased out.
- NWPSERV.DLL v1.30 Contains older print server services APIs.
- Some applications specifically call this
- DLL. It is being replaced by NWPSRV.DLL
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- More on [OLDDLL] files - These files are older versions of the NetWare API
- dynamic link libraries (DLLs). These DLLs are used by some applications. A
- good rule of thumb to follow is to check your WINDOWS and WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directories to see if these files exist. If they do, and they are older than
- the DLLs, included with this file, update them with the NWDLL2\OLDDLL files.
- If the DLL exists in the Windows directory move it into the WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directory for consistency.
-
- If they are not in the WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, then they are not
- needed and do not need to be copied. If you do install an application which
- uses any of these DLLs, you can use these files to update the DLLs, provided
- these OLDDLLs are newer than the ones provided from the vendor. In the case of
- the NETAPI.DLL shipped in WFWG 3.11, use the one provided by Microsoft.
-
- ================================================================
- Note: For more details on how to set up the VLMs and/or NETX workstations with
- a networked version of Windows, refer to VLMWIN.TXT found in
- WINDR2.EXE\READMES sub-directory.
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-
- Any comments or suggestions on how we can improve the delivery of these client
- update files are welcomed. Any enhancement request to these drivers are
- welcomed at the same address. Please send your responses to
- enhclient@novell.com via Internet Mail.
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- respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark
- information.
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