What is a Clean Boot for WFWG 3.11 with NetWare?

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SUMMARY

A "clean boot" (that is, starting your computer after all unnecessary commands have been removed from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files) is used as a basic troubleshooting step to test possible conflicts between Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and various terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs and/or device drivers. There are different types of clean boots; the correct one to use depends on whether or not Windows for Workgroups has been installed.

NOTE: This article explains how to clean boot your system up to the point when you start Windows. To start Windows without loading any third-party programs, you must clear the StartUp group, clear the LOAD= and RUN= entries in the WIN.INI file, and ensure the SHELL= entry in the SYSTEM.INI file is loading PROGMAN.EXE. Also, make sure the SYSTEM.INI file does not include third-party virtual device drivers (VxDs) or other third-party Windows components.

MORE INFORMATION

Before Clean Booting

Create a bootable floppy disk that contains the MS-DOS system files and any other files required to make your system operational, such as disk- compression utilities (for example, Stacker), disk-partitioning drivers (for example, Disk Manager), and other third-party device drivers.

To Clean Boot Before Running Windows for Workgroups Setup

If you are not using any disk-compression software, disk-partitioning software, or other third-party drivers necessary to boot the computer, you can boot your computer from a floppy disk that contains only the MS-DOS system files (CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are not required).

If you are using disk-partitioning, disk-compression, or other third-party software required to boot the computer, the startup files on the disk created above should appear as follows:

Using ODI Drivers [NetWare 3.x or 4.x Shell]:

   CONFIG.SYS                                AUTOEXEC.BAT
   ------------------------------------------------------

   FILES=45                                  PROMPT $P$G
   BUFFERS=20                                CD\<NetWare dir>
   <Third-party disk-partitioning driver>    LSL
   <Third-party disk-compression driver>     <ODI network card driver>
   <Other required third-party driver>       IPXODI
                                             NETX <or VLM>
                                             CD\

   CONFIG.SYS                                 AUTOEXEC.BAT
   -------------------------------------------------------

   FILES=45                                   PROMPT $P$G
   BUFFERS=20                                 IPX
   <Third-party disk-partitioning driver>     NETX
   <Third-party disk-compression driver>
   <Other required third-party driver>

To Clean Boot After Running Windows for Workgroups Setup

After Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is installed with Novell NetWare as a second network, a clean boot should appear as follows:

Using ODI Drivers [NetWare 3.x or 4.x Shell]:

   CONFIG.SYS                                    AUTOEXEC.BAT
   ----------------------------------------------------------

   FILES=45                                    <WFWG 3.11 dir> NET START
   BUFFERS=20                                  PROMPT $P$G
   DEVICE=<WFWG 3.11 dir>\HIMEM.SYS            PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS
   <Third-party disk-partitioning driver>      SET TEMP=C:\<valid path>
   <Third-party disk-compression driver>       CD\<NetWare dir>
   <Other required third-party drivers>        LSL
   SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /E:1024 /P         <ODI network card driver>
   LASTDRIVE=P <for NetWare 3.x>               IPXODI
      or                                       <WFWG 3.11 dir>\ODIHLP.EXE
   LASTDRIVE=Z <for NetWare 4.x>               NETX <or VLM>
   STACKS=9,256                                CD\
   DEVICE=<WFWG 3.11 dir>\IFSHLP.SYS

   CONFIG.SYS                                     AUTOEXEC.BAT
   -----------------------------------------------------------

   FILES=45                                       <WFWG 3.11 dir> NET START
   BUFFERS=20                                     PROMPT $P$G
   DEVICE=<WFWG 3.11 dir>\HIMEM.SYS               PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS
   <Third-party disk-partitioning driver>         SET TEMP=C:\<valid path>
   <Third-party disk-compression driver>          IPX
   <Other required third-party drivers>           NETX
   SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /E:1024 /P
   LASTDRIVE=P
   STACKS=9,256
   DEVICE=<WFWG 3.11 dir>\IFSHLP.SYS

Exceptions

The following are examples of drivers that should NOT be removed; these drivers are used when you turn on the computer to make the hard disk drive accessible. Although these are not complete lists, they do include most of the commonly used drivers.

Hard Disk Drivers:

SQY55.SYS, SSTBIO.SYS, SSTDRIVE.SYS, AH1544.SYS, ILIM386.SYS, ASPI4DOS.SYS, SCSIHA.SYS, SCSIDSK.EXE, SKYDRVI.SYS, ATDOSXL.SYS, NONSTD.SYS

Disk-Partitioning Drivers:

DMDRVR.BIN, SSTOR.SYS, HARDRIVE.SYS, EDVR.SYS, FIXT_DRV.SYS, LDRIVE.SYS, ENHDISK.SYS

Disk-Compression Utilities:

STACKER.COM, SSWAP.COM, SSTOR.EXE, DEVSWAP.COM, DBLSPACE.SYS

If the purpose of a device driver or program is unknown, do NOT remove it. Most device drivers and programs display a message describing the purpose when they are initialized.

A clean boot does NOT include the following:

• DOS=HIGH,UMB
• EMM386.EXE
• INSTALL=SHARE.EXE
• INSTALL=FASTOPEN.EXE
• Third-party memory managers
• RAM disk devices
• JOIN, GRAPHICS, PRINT, SUBST, APPEND
• MODE for printer redirection
• Multiple path statements
• MS-DOS-level mouse drivers
• Third-party disk caches
• Various third-party TSRs
• LOGIMENU, CLICK
• Virus checkers
• Drivers for scanners or fax machines
• Drivers for CD-ROM drives or networks
• Tape backup spoolers, redirectors, or buffers
• Data acquisition units
• Keyboard accelerators or buffers

REFERENCES

You can find more information about clean booting on pages 153-154 of the Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for Windows "User's Guide" version 3.11 manual and in chapter 13, pages 9-10 of the "Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit Addendum for Operating System Version 3.11" manual.

For information on clean booting Windows 3.1, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   clean and boot and win31