Btrieve Err Msg: "Can't Load VDM IPX/SPX Support "

 Last reviewed: March 28, 1997
Article ID: Q158214
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to run the Btrieve for Windows NT software from Windows NT, the following error message may appear: 

   Can't load VDM ipx/spx support.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:

  1. Check for the following entries in the Autoexec.nt file:

    lh %SystemRoot%\system32\nw16 lh %SystemRoot%\system32\vwipxspx

  2. If the entries are present, check to see whether the following associated files actually exist: 

          %SystemRoot%\system32\nw16.exe
      %SystemRoot%\system32\vwipxspx.exe
      %SystemRoot%\system32\vwipxspx.dll

    If these associated files do not exist, expand them from the Windows NT CD-ROM or install Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW) or Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) which will correctly copy these files to their appropriate locations.

The Btrieve product discussed here is manufactured by Pervasive Software Inc.,(formerly Btrieve Technologies Inc.), a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: btrieve csnw gsnw vdm prodnt
Keywords : kb3rdparty ntprotocol NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.1 3.51 4.0
Platform : WinNT
Issue type : kberrmsg

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Last reviewed: March 28, 1997
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