NETAPI.DLL Failure Code 02 in BOOTLOG.TXT

 Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
Article ID: Q125191
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When viewing the BOOTLOG.TXT file in the Windows directory, you may see the following line: 

   LoadFail = NETAPI.DLL Failure code is 02

CAUSE

This error code is placed in the BOOTLOG.TXT file during Setup. Error code 02 means that the file (in this case, NETAPI.DLL) was not found.

When setting up Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Setup searches for NETAPI.DLL. If Setup cannot find NETAPI.DLL, an error entry is placed in BOOTLOG.TXT file.

When you run WIN /B, Windows for Workgroups appends the original BOOTLOG.TXT file that Setup created. The failure code error remains in the BOOTLOG.TXT file until the file is deleted.

RESOLUTION

The "LoadFail = NETAPI.DLL Failure code is 02" entry in the BOOTLOG.TXT file is added during Setup only. You can rename or delete the BOOTLOG.TXT file so that a new file will be created when you run WIN /B.

MORE INFORMATION

The LoadFail error is recorded in the BOOTLOG.TXT file when installing Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in the following ways:

  • When you upgrade Windows 3.x to Windows for Workgroups 3.11
  • When you upgrade Windows for Workgroups 3.1 to Windows for Workgroups 3.11
  • When you install Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to a clean directory

When installing over an existing Windows for Workgroups 3.11 installation, this error is not recorded in the BOOTLOG.TXT file unless NETAPI.DLL is missing or damaged.

KBCategory: kbsetup kbenv kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: wfwg wfw win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 install netapi setup err msg

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Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
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