"Error 26" After Installing Windows 95 from NetWare Server (156231)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q156231

SYMPTOMS

After you install Windows 95 from a Novell server and restart your computer, you may receive the following error message:
Error 26
When this error message occurs, you have no network connectivity and you cannot start Windows 95.

CAUSE

The error message can occur when both of the following conditions exist:
  • The Autoexec.bat file contains the following command:

    net start nwredir

  • The NetWare server name contains one or more dashes.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2).

This issue is not resolved in Microsoft Windows 98. Microsoft does not support running Windows 98 from a network server. For information about the current version of Windows, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/20/2002
Keywords:kb3rdPartyNetClient kberrmsg kbnetwork KB156231
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