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Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (NDS) README
October l995
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995
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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view Readme.txt on screen in Notepad,
maximize the Notepad window.
To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
then use the Print command on the File menu.
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CONTENTS
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INSTALLING THE SERVICE FOR NDS
UNINSTALLING THE SERVICE FOR NDS
OTHER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE SERVICE FOR NDS
RUNNING NDS-AWARE APPLICATIONS
KNOWN ISSUES
AVAILABILITY IN OTHER LANGUAGES
PRODUCT SUPPORT INFORMATION
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INSTALLING THE SERVICE FOR NDS
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If you already have Windows 95 installed, and you wish to install the Service
for NDS, you must do this via the Network Control Panel. Thus, if you wish to
install it on multiple computers running Windows 95, you will have to do this
on each computer.
To install the Service for NDS on a computer running Windows 95, follow these
steps:
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon
2. Click Add.
3. Double-click Service.
4. Click Have Disk, and then type the drive name for the disk or network drive
where the Service for NDS files are located.
WARNING Do not click Cancel during the installation. If, for some reason,
you decide that you do not want to install the Service for NDS, you must
complete the installation process, and then remove the Service for NDS.
For more information on removing the Service for NDS, see
UNINSTALLING THE SERVICE FOR NDS in this document.
5. The next time you start your computer, you are prompted to log in to the
NDS tree. Make sure the dialog box refers to the correct context and tree.
If you wish to install Service for NDS at the same time that you install
Windows 95, you may do so in either of the following two ways:
1. You may include Service for NDS in an automated installation of Windows
95. Automated installation uses a file called MSBATCH.INF in order to
install Windows 95 without requiring any user intervention. Because you
can include Service for NDS in this procedure, you will not have to install
it separately at each computer.
2. You may install Service for NDS from within the Windows 95 setup program.
During Windows 95 setup, choose to do a "Custom" installation.
At the Network Configuration screen during setup, follow steps 2-5 above.
You can also include Microsoft Service for NDS in server-based installations
of Windows 95.
For more information about these options, please refer to the MSNDS.HLP file
included with the Service for NDS. This help file must be viewed on a computer
running Windows 95.
UNINSTALLING THE SERVICE FOR NDS
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Note: You cannot remove the Service for NDS from a computer running a shared
installation of Windows 95.
Before you begin, make sure your Windows 95 Setup disk is nearby. During the
removal process, you are prompted for files located on it.
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon.
2. Click Service for NetWare Directory Services, and then click Remove.
Note: When Windows 95 is copying networking files from your Windows 95 Setup
disk, a message will appear several times, saying that older versions of files
are being copied to your computer, and asking whether you want to keep the
newer version that is currently on your computer. In order to remove the
Service for NDS, click No for the following files: NWREDIR.VXD, NWNP32.DLL,
and NETWARE.TMP.
OTHER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE SERVICE FOR NDS
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For detailed information about installing, configuring, and using Service for
NDS, see MSNDS.HLP, which is included in this distribution of Service for NDS.
This help file must be viewed on a computer running Windows 95.
RUNNING NDS-AWARE APPLICATIONS
==============================
If your users need to run NetWare applications (including NDS ones) with
Windows 95 and Service for NDS, they will need access to, and the appropriate
license to use, the following Novell-supplied files:
NWCALLS.DLL
NWLOCALE.DLL
NWIPXSPX.DLL
NWNET.DLL
NWGDI.DLL
NWPSRV.DLL
These DLLs are also needed if you wish to use the Passwords option in
Control Panel in order to change passwords on bindery servers.
The Microsoft Service for NDS searches for these files in locations in the
user's search path statement. If you put these files in a directory on a
server, make sure the directory is in each of your users' search path
statements. We recommend that you place these files in the SYS:PUBLIC
directory of your users' preferred servers.
Some third-party NDS-aware applications expect these Novell DLLs to be loaded.
Service for NDS does not load these DLL's by default, but there is a system
policy you can set to have these dll's loaded. See MSNDS.HLP for more
information.
Many third-party NDS-aware applications access the unicode tables in the
PUBLIC\NLS directory on the server. It is important that you put this
directory in your search path (by mapping a search drive) in order to run
such applications. If the NLS directory is not in the search path, the
application may show an error message stating that the unicode tables could
not be found, or that the Context could not be set.
KNOWN ISSUES
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ADDING PRINTERS: BROWSING FOR NDS PRINTERS FROM THE ADD PRINTER WIZARD
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If you choose "Browse" from the Add Printer wizard, you will not be able to
see NDS printers. (You will see bindery printers). There will soon be an
update to a Windows 95 component named SHELL32.DLL that will fix this. This
fix can be found in the same online location as the Service For NDS. For
example, on the World Wide Web, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows. From
there, go to the Software Library, then to Windows 95 Updates.
Warning: do not update to this new English version of SHELL32.DLL if you are
not running an English version of Windows 95. Localized versions will be made
available at a later date.
BRIEFCASE: COPYING FILES FROM A DRIVE LETTER THAT IS MAPPED TO THE ROOT
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Copying a file to the Briefcase from a network drive that is mapped to the
root does not work in Service for NDS.
WINPOPUP: SENDING MESSAGES TO NDS USERS
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Winpopup allows you to receive NetWare messages. However, it does not allow
you to send messages to NDS users. You can send messages to bindery users.
You may use Novell's SEND command or the NETUSER utility to send messages
to NDS users.
RUNNING NT AND NETWARE LOGIN SCRIPTS
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If you are running both the Service for NDS and the Client for Microsoft
networks, Windows NT login scripts will always run before NetWare login
scripts, regardless of which client is primary.
AVAILABILITY IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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As of this writing (October 13, 1995), the Service for NDS is available in
English only. A German version will be made available near the end of October.
Some other localized versions will be made available in the next few months.
It is possible to use the English version of Service for NDS with some
localized versions of Windows 95. However, some of the user interface will
then be in English.
PRODUCT SUPPORT INFORMATION
===========================
The support policy for Service for NDS is the same as the Windows 95 support
policy. See SUPPORT.TXT in the Windows directory for detailed information
about Windows 95 product support.