WINSTART.BAT Won't Load Microsoft LAN Manager Driver

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q69186
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

You can create a batch file called WINSTART.BAT to load memory-resident utilities in Windows applications. This gives you more conventional memory to run DOS applications under Microsoft Windows version 3.00. Microsoft LAN Manager and some other network drivers will not load properly using WINSTART.BAT. If the network driver does load, an error message is displayed on exit because there is no way to unload the driver.

MORE INFORMATION

If Microsoft LAN Manager is loaded with WINSTART.BAT, you will receive the following error message: 

   The Workstation has not been started
   Error spawning C:\LANMAN.DOS\NETPROG\NETWKSTA.EXE
When the logon command is completed, it will respond with the following error message: 

   The workstation has already been started
Windows will then display a warning that full API support has not been loaded and the network will be unavailable. The only workaround is to load the network before running Windows.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

References(s):

"Microsoft Windows User's Guide," version 3.00, page 519.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbdisplay
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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