Cannot Start Windows 95 from NetWare Server with RPL (132785)
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This article was previously published under Q132785 SYMPTOMS
On a computer with a hard disk that starts Windows 95 from a Novell NetWare
server using Remote Program Loader (RPL), you may experience one or more of
the following problems:
- The real-mode network cannot be started.
- The computer stops responding (hangs) during startup.
- You receive an error message stating that the registry path cannot
be updated.
CAUSE
When you start Windows 95 from a Novell NetWare server with RPL, a folder
called Suboot is created on the local hard disk. All of the files necessary
to start the real-mode network are copied into this folder. A copy of the
registry (called System.dat) is also copied to the root directory of the
local hard disk, with the System, Hidden, and Read-Only attributes set. The
next time you start the computer, the command in the Autoexec.bat file to
copy the registry fails, because the the current version still has its
Hidden, System, and Read-Only attributes set.
This is not a problem if nothing in the registry has changed, but if you
reinstall Windows 95, or make any changes to the registry, the problems
described above may occur.
RESOLUTION
Delete the System.dat file in the root directory of the hard disk and then
restart the computer. Note that you may need to clear the file's System,
Hidden, and Read-Only attributes before you can delete it.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB132785 |
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