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by mpcartman81

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In windows 95 & 98 sometimes I get a call that certian network programs do not work. When I check network settings, the Microsoft Client is missing. This has happened several times and I have not found a solution other than re-adding the client. If you have heard of this happening please explain why this happens and how to correct it.

Thank you,

Michael Parr
mparr@countyofberks.com

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by william jay

Turning on the "Profiles" feature with the setting to keep network connections separate can cause this. Even after turning it off, the symptoms can persist. The Client for Microsoft Networks will always ask for a password at startup, even if a "blank" password is used. The fact that a machine starts up without asking for a password means that Windows Family Logon, or other client, is being used, (which allows internet access but not Windows Networks access), so watch for that. As foir fixing the problem, short of reinstalling from scratch, is beyond me at the moment, but some other IT pro may have a registry tweak to share. . cheers.

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