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by m_fo

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I am trying to use the Command NET USE on a win98 machine. I get aeked if I want to load the WORKSTATION service. I say yes then I get a 7803 error. What can I do to solve this issue. The WORKSTATION service is not available in Windows 98.

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by earnest

Where did you get your net command? There is probably an NT version that you are trying to use. I tried mine, win98_se found in c:\windows has 356,334 bytes. I tried it command was net use I: \\server\dir ..Its message was command completed sucessfully, and by george, I: showed me the mapping I has selected.

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Bo

by earnest

I stand corrected. Mine worked until I rebooted. It was in my autoexec.bat and I go your workstation message. I guess it has something to do with the loading of the net driver. I had not started my network or loaded my driver in autoexex.bat when the error occurred. I setup a bat file on my desktop and it works fine. If you want to do this that is my suggestion. Unless you are in a position to load your driver/ protocol stack then you could setup you connections with the net command else make bat file and run after os is up.

Bo

by sam

Hi! If you are trying to do this action through a dos prompt while windows is running, then there is a problem with your network drivers. I would recommend reloading them. Do you have your Network card drivers handy? I would just remove everthing in your network config window and add them back in so that your network configuration can be rebuilt. Be sure to write down any information (ie ip settings, protocols you are using, services, etc.) Normally I don't recommend removing all that stuff as a solution, but if your are logged in and going to a dos prompt to do this then it definately sounds like something in your network config/files is corrupted. I hope that this helps or gives you a direction to head in. Thanks!

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