|
70-063 Win 95 Dump
95 does not use DOS interrupts
95 does not have a pif editor
VSHARE has built in support
To restrict user choice of workgroups must have workgrp.ini
Description of computer is up to 48 characters but cannot have a
comma
Difference between a mail message and a fax is the format of the
recipient address
Special logon procedures for DUN you should bring up the terminal
window after dialing
Exchange can communicate with another mail system using MAPI service
provider
Win95 postoffice compared to MS Mail; W95 has no gateway or multiple
P.O. support but has more admin tools
Cannot install 95 on OS/2 unless dual booted with DOS
Can install 3.1 Program Manager in Custom setup
Character encoding scheme for Long File Names is Unicode
You cannot disable VFAT, it is the primary system
DUN supports compression only with PPP
95 can only support one real mode client at a time
95 cannot install MS for NetWare if VLM’s are installed
Internet connection without DHCP will require the following
Subnet Mask
Gateway IP
And your own IP
W95 supports unlimited UNC connections
Default subnet mask for B class IP is 255.255.0.0
Typical Setup for Win 95 disk space is
40M for New Install
30 MB for 3.1 upgrade
20 MB for 3.11 Upgrade
Portable Setup Option
Briefcase, Direct Cable Connection, Dial-Up Networking
Thread is a unit of execution that performs the action.
To move a file, hold SHIFT and drag, to copy a file, hold CTRL
To enable user profiles on a local machine, you click the User
Profiles tab in the Passwords option in CP. Then select Users Can
Customize Their Preferences and Desktop Setting
Net Watcher - admin tool for creating controlling and monitoring
remote shared resources
Auto-Reconnect of network resources if line is dropped on both
Client for NetWare and MS Networks
To run Banyan, you must choose Custom Setup and add Banyan Token-Ring
as the network client in the Net Config Dialog Box
For Novell, to configure Point and Print info must enter the print
server, and display the print queue. Select print queue and Set
Driver Path, then Set Printer Model.
In Explorer, View/Options/File Types and set which program is associated
with a specific file
Hyperterminal can - connect to a debugging terminal, to another
computer to send and receive files, connect to a bulletin board
95 checks hardware devices for a legacy computer by checking
I/O ports
Specific Memory Addresses
Checking identification codes returned by P.P devices
If machine fails, maybe upper memory conflict, type win /d:x and
will start 95 excluding the adapter area in upper memory addresses
Having file transfer errors should move to flow control of software
Can't find modem, what could be wrong?
Other programs using modem COM port
Modem's COM port is not active
Modem has incorrect IRQ settings
Claimed minimum RAM of 4MB, but with Exchange or MS Network or run
multiple Win32 apps then 8MB is required
95 is only system that can run Server-based setup
Hardware info stored in Hkey_Local_Machine
To enable remote administration, you need to click the Remote Admin
tab in the Passwords option of CP, and click the Enable
Remote Admin of this Server Option.
SAP advertising must be enabled to allow NETX and VLM clients to
access resources on 95. Can be enabled at File and Print
Sharing for NetWare network
To match server names across remote networks where WINS servers
are not available, you can use LMHOSTS file.
Minimum Requirements
386DX or higher
4MB of memory (8MB recommended)
VGA-compatible video adapter
Windows 95 is expected to use approximately 35-45MB additional hard
disk space
Optional, but recommended, equipment includes a mouse, CD-ROM drive,
modem, and audio card
Win95 Can be Installed from:
MS-DOS version 3.2 or higher with 35-45 MB of free space
Windows 3.x
Windows for Workgroups 3.1x
Dual-boot OS/2 (with MS-DOS)
Dual-boot Windows NT (with MS-DOS)
When dual booting into DOS 7.0 from Win95, the device driver that
is used is CONFIG.DOS not the CONFIG.SYS.
Win95’s setup is divided into the following four logical phases:
1. Hardware Detection
2. Asking configuration questions
3. Copying component files for Windows 95
4. Configuring the final system
Another problem for plug and play is that it may cause the system
to crash when running Hardware Detect.
If Setup fails because of a hang during the hardware detection,
the last entry in the Setup.log identifies where the process was
interrupted. To recover and resume, users simply rerun Setup.
Know the Safe Recovery & Setup Log Files:
? BOOTLOG.TXT (describes system startup processes)
? DETLOG.TXT (the hardware detection log)
? NETLOG.TXT (records detected network errors)
? DETCRASH.LOG if Setup fails, records detected crash
? SETUPLOG.TXT (Setup tracing, is used by Safe Recovery, if errors
occur during the Hardware or Network detection phase)
? Setup fails during hardware detection, what file cans you look
at? -DETCRASH.log
Computers running Windows 95 can use long filenames on NetWare 3.x
and 4.x volumes configured to use the OS/2 name space, which emulates
an HPFS volume. Filenames on such NetWare volumes have a maximum
length of 254 characters and use an 8.3 truncation on the first
instance of the filename.
To enable long filenames on a NetWare volume
At the NetWare server console prompt, type the following lines:
load OS2 add name space os2 to volume sys
Then add the following line to the STARTUP.CNF file: load OS2
Shut down the file server. Then copy the file OS2.NAM from the NetWare
distribution disks or compact disc to the same disk and directory
that contains SERVER.EXE on the NetWare file server.
Windows 95 Setup only enables long-filename support with NetWare
servers version 3.12 or higher.
Values can be set globally using system policies. The related policy
name is Support Long Filenames under policies for Client for NetWare
Networks.
The Windows 95 core components and shared DLLs reside in the shared
address space between 2 GB and 3 GB. This makes them available to
all applications.
? 4MB - 2GB 32Bit apps
? 2GB - 3GB 16Bit apps & W95’s shared DLLs
? 3GB - 4GB Ring 0
The smallest unit of measurement in a process is a thread.
By default, all 16-bit apps are run in a single VDM.
Plug and Play works by performing the following tasks:
? Identifying installed devices
? Determining device resource requirements
? Creating a non-conflicting system configuration
? Programming devices
? Loading Plug and Play
? Notifying the operating system of configuration changes
When a user account is created on a NetWare server, a subdirectory
of the MAIL directory is created automatically for that user.
Because a Mail directory is always available for each user, Windows
95 uses these individual directories to store user profiles. If
you want to use user profiles to enforce a mandatory desktop, place
the related USER.MAN file in the users’ MAIL directories.
If you are using System Policies to enforce specific desktop or
system setting, the appropriate CONFIG.POL file must be stored in
the SYS:PUBLIC directory on each NetWare server that users use as
a preferred server. Windows 95 automatically downloads policies
from this file.
If you have difficulties printing to a PostScript printer over
a network, it may be because banner pages are incorrectly configured
on the NetWare server. Unless banner pages are correctly configured
on the NetWare server, they will cause errors and nothing will print.
There is no Enable TrueType Fonts setting in Win95, since it uses
them by default.
Services Shipped with Windows 95
Arcada Software-Backup Exec Agent
Cheyenne Sofware-ARCserve Agent
Hewlett-Packard JetAdmin
MS File and Print Sharing for NetWare Networks, and MS
MS Network Monitor Agent
MS Remote Registry
Keep the number of workstations to no more than 50 in a workgroup,
to reduce broadcast traffic.
Virtual Display Device (VDD.VXD) - Generic VxD used by the mini-VDD
to virtualize the video hardware; supplied by MS.
Mini-VDD - Hardware-specific VxD to virtualize the video hardware
so that more than one virtual machine (VM) can share the same display
written by IHV.
The Registry is contained in SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT (in win95root\profiles\user),
with backup files of SYSTEM.DA0 and USER.DA0.
GRPCONV.EXE can convert old Win3x groups to Win95, if they are
not converted properly, or recreate Win95’s default folders.
Know where group system policies must be stored on a Microsoft
network (\\PDC\NETLOGON\CONFIG.POL).
NETSETUP, without any switches, sets Win95 up for server-based
Setup on a NetWare network.
Manage the file system of a remote computer by using Net Watcher
Enable user-level security and remote administration; grant remote
administration privilege to the network administrator
Edit a remote computer’s Registry by using Registry Editor or System
Policy Editor
Enable user-level security and remote administration, and install
Microsoft Remote Registry services
Monitor performance of a remote computer by using System Monitor
Enable
If the computer is configured for user-level access control, click
the Add button, and add the appropriate administrators. Click OK.
To install Microsoft Remote Registry services
In the Network option in Control Panel, click Add.
In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, double-click Service.
In the Select Network Service dialog box, click the Have Disk button.
In the Install From Disk dialog box, type the path to the ADMIN\NETTOOLS\REMOTREG
directory on the Windows 95 compact disc, and then click OK.
In the Install From Disk dialog box, click OK.
In the Select Network Service dialog box, click Microsoft Remote
Registry, and then click OK.
What steps are needed to rebuild a damaged registry?
Run Setup, Select Recovery, Verify system files
Restart, F8, Safe Mode
Import a backup registry.
You must also install the Remote Registry service on the administrator’s
computer to ensure that the WINREG.DLL file is in the Windows SYSTEM
directory on that computer.
MS-DOS mode does not necessarily ensure better performance.
DriveSpace has a compressed drive limit of 512MB.
DriveSpace3, which comes with MS+, boosts that value up to 2GB.
Compressed drives are listed in Explorer as a file, something like
DBLSPACE.001.
To make a compressed drive bigger is as easy as clicking on the
drive you want enlarged,
? Click the Drive menu, and clicking the Adjust Free Space button.
Then move the slider to whatever position you want.
? Don’t use JOIN, as Defrag will not be able to work on this drive.
The root directory is still limited to 512 entries. And each long
filename takes up more than 1 entry in the root.
Application Support questions.
Recently-used documents are placed in Documents only if they were
spawned by a 32-bit app. Explorer counts.
You can only use hotkeys to start apps if those hotkeys are enabled
in the program’s Property sheet.
If you cannot print from an app, bypass spooling by printing to
a file, then drag that file onto the printer.
You cannot fax from a program that is not MAPI-compliant. So if
you cannot drag a document from that app into one that provides
MAPI support, you cannot fax from it.
Quick View does not allow faxing, just viewing.
Dial-Up client comes with Windows95. Dial-Up Server comes with
MS Plus.
Thunking allows a 16-bit Windows-based application to load and
call a Win32-based DLL on Windows NT and Windows 95.
How can you implement SLIP? Add / Remove Programs, use CD-Folder:
\admin\apptools\slip
To despool print jobs from a NetWare Print Server to a local Win95
computer-printer you have to install MSPSRV.
Logging the modem activity (Control panel - modem - connection
- advanced...) Logs are written to modemlog.txt
Detection of hardware searches for legacy devices only in setup
and Add New Hardware
Enumeration finds P & P devices each time 95 starts
The components of a Plug and Play system include:
A Plug and Play operating system
A Plug and Play Basic Input Output System (BIOS)
Plug and Play hardware devices with drivers due to the Plug and
Play BIOS, the system supports full dynamic operation, including
hot docking, APM 1.1 power management, automatic configuration of
boot devices, and programming of motherboard devices.
You can use Device Manager to cause Windows 95 to not load drivers
or allocate resources for a device.
On the Device Manager tab, click the device you want, and then
click Properties.
On the General tab, click the Original Configuration (Current)
check box to clear it, and then click OK.
32-bit PCMCIA support is disabled by default.
How can I tell if Windows 95 recognizes my PCMCIA card correctly?
Look for the PC card icon on the taskbar.
Check the PC card icon in Control Panel.
To determine whether APM is installed, check to see if a Suspend
Command appears on the Start menu. If not, check to see if a Power
icon appears in Control Panel. If there is a Power icon, APM is
installed.
To make the Suspend command available on the Start menu, double-click
the Power icon is Control Panel, then click "Always show Suspend
command on Start menu."
To send faxes using Microsoft Fax, your profile must include the
following information Services:
Microsoft Fax
Personal Address
Book Personal Folders
To prevent "General Error!" messages, leave the Subject
line in the fax blank.
The Personal Folders information service contains your mail folders
(in a .pst file). When you send a fax, the Personal Folders service
is required because the .pst file is used as a temporary store while
you are composing a fax.
Use the Microsoft Exchange client. This should allow you to send
faxes with text in the Subject line.
You may be unable to save user profiles to a Microsoft Windows
NT server. This problem can occur if the following conditions exist:
The Primary Network Login setting is not set to Client For Microsoft
Networks, or User profiles are not enabled, or Home directories
are not set up correctly. To check home, Net use
: /home Where is a drive letter
To upgrade Windows 3.0 to Windows 95, run Setup from MS-DOS
To run previous version of DOS
Type the following command at an MS-DOS prompt to remove the system,
hidden, and read-only attributes of the Msdos.sys file: attrib c:\msdos.sys
-s -h -r
Use a text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the Msdos.sys file
and add the following line to the [Options] section of the file:
BootMulti=1, Restart your computer and press F4 or F8 when you see
the "Starting Windows 95" message.
Windows 95 removes some MS-DOS utilities.
CD-ROM Drive problems
Make sure the correct real-mode driver for the CD-ROM drive is
installed on the hard disk, provided by mfctr
Verify that the correct driver statement is in the Config.sys file,
and that the driver statement specifies the correct path for the
driver.
Verify that Mscdex.exe is being loaded in the Autoexec.bat file
Connect to IBM? LAN Server computer using Client for Microsoft
Networks
The Windows for Workgroups-based computer uses a frame type of
802.3. You must change the frame type of the IPX/SPX network protocol
on your computer to match.
On the Advanced tab of IPX/SPX, click Frame Type in Property box,
and click the appropriate frame type in the Value box.
You are given a MSDOS program that terminates if run under Windows,
to run it Turn Prevent MSDOS based Programs from detecting windows
on.
DUN supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI (NOT: DecNET)
With .emf spooling applications return to the user quicker.
"Applications print faster" makes the second renderer
start sooner.
Ring architecture of the Intel processor protects the OS and apps
from directly accessing hardware and critical system areas.
A copy of the Exchange executable is being downloaded every time
you run exchange when connected to network via DUN.
Mail 3.2 server needs the location of the Mail server post office
and your username and password to check mail.
Machine is running slow,
Set NetWatcher to see whether computer’s shares are accessed from
the network
Set System Monitor to check her memory usage (not running millions
of instances of a program)
Check that there is a big enough swapfile.
Hit F1 for online help
A process has at least one thread and is the unit for Preemptive
multitasking.
Win95 app MSPRNV.EXE allows you to despool a print queue from a
NetWare server
You want to access a NetWare server. What do you need to do? (select2)
Install Client for NetWare Networks
Install real mode ODI drivers.
Where are user profiles stored on a stand-alone computer (i.e. not
networked)? USER.DAT
Insights to NetWare on Windows 95 Exams:
1. Setpass to change passwords not part of Win95 GUI, use command
line.
2. If NetWare is security provider you must use User level security.
3. Who am I, identifies NetWare logon. Found from right clicking
on Network Neighborhood.
4. Disable Sap Advertising in properties of File & Print Services
for NetWare.
5. On Win95 you can’t have F/P services for both M/S and NetWare.
6. 32 Client for NetWare which comes with Win95 is found in Clients
under the Microsoft Manufacture.
7. Standard Clients for Win95 can not access Novell NDS, unless
NetWare is using bindary mode.
8. Need to use capture command for NetWare printers.
9. System policies are stored in Public directory of NetWare.
10. User profiles are stored in users mail directory for NetWare.
There is another name for NetBEUI in Win95; it is client for Microsoft
Networks.
Windows95 is based on the two industry standard models—ISO model
and the IEEE 802 model.
Windows95’s network architecture is to support the multiple networks
listed below:
? Microsoft’s Win95 or Windows Workgroup 3.11
? Microsoft’s Windows NT Workstation and NT server
? Artisoft LANtastic
? Banyan VINES
? DEC PATHWORKS
? Novell NetWare
? SunSoft’s PC-NFS
Microsoft’s claims Win95 is made of 32-bit VxD architecture. VxD
means virtual device drivers, which are loaded dynamically
when needed by the system. If you want to use IPX/SPX, Win95 can
load it automatically if you have already installed it.
The biggest difference between 16-bit system and 32-bit system
is 32-system works in protected mode. While in protected mode, the
memory address is from 0 to 232.
NDIS means Network Device Interface Specification, in Win95, it
support NDIS 2.0 and NDIS 3.1 but doesn’t support NDIS 3.0, of
course you can use NDIS 3.1
The mini-driver lets adapter manufacturer implements only the half
of the Media Access Control (MAC) layer functionality that is specific
to the network adapter. You can recognize a mini-driver by its .SYS
filename extension; while other drivers have .VxD extensions.
You must use Novell's Client32 if you need one or more of the following
features:
Full NDS support
Reliable execution of login scripts
NETX/VLM emulation for legacy apps NetWare/IP support
User-level access control doesn't work over IPX NWServer.
Which is a feature of Win NT Workstation: User level passwords
Which is a feature of Win 95: Shared resources with passwords
A subnet mask is used to mask a portion of the IP address so that
TCP/IP can distinguish the network ID from the host ID. TCP/IP hosts
communicate by using the subnet mask to determine whether the destination
host is located on a local or remote network.
net time \\server /set /y synchs your computer time with another
computer’s clock
net use displays your mapped network drives
After quitting Windows Messaging, you may notice that mapisp32
is still running. Mapisp32 continues to run for 20 seconds after
you quit Windows Messaging.
Assign a network resource by using its UNC name. UNC names are
in the format \\server\share. Windows 95 defaults to this method.
Assign a local name to the network resource, like a printer.
Assign a drive letter to a remote disk drive.
Both computers involved in Remote Administration must use the same
level of security (either user-level or share-level security).
Remote Administration contains three components:
Net Watcher
System Monitor
File System Administration
To use System Monitor, user-level security is required and the Remote
Registry service must be enabled on the computer being remotely
administered. The Net Watcher and File System Administration tools
do not require user-level security or that the Remote Registry service
be enabled.
When you enable Enhanced Metafile (EMF) spooling in Windows 95,
your application does not wrap text around objects properly.
To work around this situation change the Spool Data Format from
EMF to RAW.
The Enhanced Metafile format allows Windows 95 to use a full 32-bit
GDI instruction set. When you print using the EMF spooling option,
Windows 95 creates an EMF that contains a complete set of instructions
that re-create the image as printed output. This causes control
of your computer to return more quickly than under previous versions
of Windows.
MAPI Service Providers enable Microsoft Exchange users to retrieve
electronic mail from multiple different providers using the same
consistent interface.
Printers which are not accessible in a given configuration will
be automatically set up for deferred operation when that configuration
is active.
Select the printer that you want to defer jobs for.
Choose "Work Offline" from the "File" menu.
The printer you selected should now be grayed out, indicating that
jobs for that printer will be deferred.
The DriveSpace program integrates itself into the disk driver architecture
of Windows 95. It is able to re-map drive letters and re-route requests
from a physical disk drive to a logical Compressed Volume File.
When DriveSpace is activated, it does the following things to the
underlying system configuration:
Drive letter "C:" is reassigned from the physical disk
to the DriveSpace compression engine.
DriveSpace associates drive letter "C:" to a specific
Compressed Volume File (.CVF) on a physical disk drive. All system
requests for data on physical drive C: are translated to requests
to extract data from the CVF on a physical host drive and decompress
it.
The underlying physical disk drive is assigned a new letter (usually
beginning with drive "H:"), which is then hidden. It is
possible to have a CVF take up only a portion of the free space
on a physical disk, or to have multiple CVFs on one physical disk
drive.
To break the association between a file in the Briefcase and the
original copy of the file, select the file in the Briefcase window,
then choose "Split from Original" from the Briefcase menu.
With a UNC naming scheme, the Briefcase is able to address the needed
server and share directly, eliminating the need to manage drive
letter mappings.
Windows 95 also adds "Suspend" mode support. On a power-managed
system, Windows 95 will deactivate and power down PCMCIA devices
and sockets when the machine enters Suspend mode, and re-initialize
all PCMCIA hardware when normal operation resumes. This helps to
conserve battery life.
Windows 95 will ship with built in support for three major classes
of servers:
Point to Point Protocol (PPP). Point-to-point protocol is the emerging
standard for remote network access. PPP is used by many Internet
service providers, and is the default protocol used by Windows 95,
Microsoft Windows PPP enables multi-protocol routing.
A single PPP connection can carry traffic based on a variety underlying
network protocols. In fact, any protocol that could ordinarily be
sent over a physical network connection can also be routed over
a PPP connection. PPP accomplishes this feat by inserting itself
at the network driver layer. A PPP client and server can provide
remote access to virtually any network, whether it uses IPX, TCP/IP,
NetBEUI, some other protocol, or a combination of protocols.
Remote Access Service protocol (RAS). RAS was the protocol used
by Windows NT 3.1 and Windows? for Workgroups. It is maintained
for compatibility with those systems.
NetWare Connect protocol. This protocol is used to connect to servers
based on Novell Corporation's Netware Connect product. Windows 95's
support provides the same functionality as Novell's MS-DOS-based
Netware Connect client software.
Explicit Connections enable remote users to create a connection
to a particular network. For example, a user could choose to explicitly
dial a corporate network or information service, and then use the
resources provided by that network.
Implicit Connections are automatically created by Windows 95 when
the user requests a network resource, Windows 95 will automatically
dial the remote computer in order to retrieve the requested data
Unlike earlier operating systems, the TAPI (Telephony Applications
Programming Interface) within Windows 95 takes over responsibility
for figuring out how to operate the telephone and modem. Rather
than requiring you to define a modem command string with the appropriate
codes, pauses, and numbers in it, TAPI combines information on where
you are calling, and where you are calling to, and figures out the
appropriate way to dial and connect the call.
To move Dialing Properties definitions to a new machine, copy the
[Locations] section of the TELEPHON.INI file.
ScanDisk checks:
? Local hard drives
? Floppy drives
? RAM drives and memory cards
? Mounted drives that are compressed with Microsoft DoubleSpace
or DriveSpace
You can use Disk Defragmenter on a DriveSpace or DoubleSpace drive,
but do not use it on drives compressed with programs other than
Microsoft's DriveSpace or DoubleSpace unless their documentation
says to Start System Monitor from the System Tools area. You can
configure it to report on areas such as Free Memory, Disk Cache
Size, Allocated Memory, Swapfile in Use, Swapfile size and Processor
Usage, and use the information you obtain to optimize performance.
Windows 95 ships with the first Windows version of DriveSpace, version
2.0. Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 ships version 3.0, better known
as DriveSpace3, which has some advantages over version 2.0. It offers:
? Support for compressed drives up to 2GB where version 2.0 only
has support for up to 512MB
? Multiple levels of compression (including none) on a single compressed
DriveSpace3 drive
? Improvements to Adjust Free Space
? A scheduling Compression Agent (see below) when a DriveSpace
3 drive is created
DriveSpace3 offers three types of compression:
UltraPack
HiPack
Standard
Troubleshooting Windows 95 Using Safe Mode
Starting Windows 95 in Safe mode bypasses the current real-mode
configuration and loads a minimal protected-mode configuration,
disabling Windows 95 device drivers and using the standard VGA display
adapter.
MS-DOS-Based Programs
Your existing MS-DOS-based programs should run from Windows 95.
If you experience problems with an MS-DOS-based program, you can
set it up to run in an MS-DOS environment.
Create a shortcut to the MS-DOS-based program.
Right click the shortcut icon, and then select Properties.
Click the Program tab, and then click Advanced.
Make sure that the MS-DOS Mode box is checked.
If performance problems with DOS mode, Properties, Drag the Idle
Sensitivity slider toward Low.
In the Background area, make sure that Suspend Always is not checked.
Windows 95 with Microsoft Client for NetWare can experience problems
with NetWare 3.12 and 4.01 servers if packet burst is turned on.
Download the file Pburst.exe from the Novell Web site
Disable long filename support in Client for NetWare.
Click the Start menu, click Run, and then type Regedit.
Go to HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\NWRedir
Create a new binary value named supportLFN with a value of 0.
The Login Script Processor for the Microsoft Client for NetWare
should correctly process all commands in your login scripts.
However, you cannot load memory-resident programs (TSRs) from these
scripts.
You cannot install Client for NetWare Networks and Service for
NetWare Directory Services (NDS) during the same installation session.
If you do, your NDS printers will appear to be offline.
Remove both Client for NetWare Networks and Service for NDS.
Add Service for NDS.
If your local area network is using NetWare 4.1 or later, there
is no need to install Client for NetWare Networks separately. When
you install Service for NDS, it also installs the Client for NetWare
Networks.
When you run the 16-bit real-mode driver for your Plug and Play
network interface card (NIC), your Plug and Play card might appear
not to function. On most computers, the Plug and Play card is inactive
until Windows 95 enables it. 16-bit NIC drivers load before Windows
95 can turn on Plug and Play cards.
Some 16-bit NIC drivers do not recognize Plug and Play cards (most
NE2000 P & P).
Run the Softset utility that comes with your Plug and Play card,
and then set the card to non-Plug and Play mode.
When you upgrade to Windows 95 from Windows for Workgroups, your
shares are not maintained
DEC Pathworks
Loaded as a protocol, not a service
Windows 95 provides support for upgrading over existing DEC PATHWORKS
V5.0+.
PATHWORKS must be started before running Windows 95 Setup to automatically
detect and upgrade PATHWORKS components.
Long filenames do not work correctly on PATHWORKS servers up to
and including version 5.0b. You will be able to create and delete
LFN files and make and remove LFN folders, but the files and folders
will not appear when you use the DIR command, or when you open an
Explorer window to the PATHWORKS server
If you are using user profiles over a Windows NT or Novell NetWare
network, and you include Start Menu/Programs, Network Neighborhood,
and/or desktop icons in your profile, the server must have long
Filename support to ensure that these parts of the user profile
work over the network.
If you install a network that does not use protected-mode protocols,
such as Novell NetWare 3.x, you might see a yellow warning icon
next to your network adapter in Device Manager. You can ignore this
warning; your network is fully functional.
The Hardware tree
The hardware tree is constructed every time Windows starts or you
click Refresh in Device Manager and is maintained as device configuration
changes
The Current Control Set
The Current Control Set contains information to load and start
Windows Ring 0 components. There are two keys under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet.
The Control key contains information used to control system startup,
including the computers network name and the subsystems to start.
The Services key contains information to control the loading and
configuration of drivers, file systems, and so on. The data in the
Services key also controls how these services call each other.
The Software tree
Almost every device node has a corresponding node in the software
tree. Devices are organized in classes, like Ports for serial/parallel
ports, and Net for network adapters. The UI for non-network classes
in ControlPanel | System | Device Manager, and for network classes
is ControlPanel | Network. The registry key for classes is HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class.
The first Subkey is the class name, and the second Subkey is an
index. They contain information for the Device/Network Property
sheets
|