Upgrading PWS 1.x to 4.0 Leaves Network Service Entry (184394)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Personal Web Server 1.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
- Microsoft Personal Web Server 1.0a for Windows 95
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q184394
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it
if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the
"Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a
Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
After you perform an upgrade from Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS)
version 1.x for Windows 95 to version 4.0, Network properties still shows
Personal Web Server listed as a networking service.
WARNING: Do not try to remove the service from the Network properties
applet, because this will de-register PWS version 4.0, requiring you to
uninstall and reinstall the 4.0 version.
CAUSE
This problem is caused by a registry key that is left during the upgrade
installation of the new Personal Web Server.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry
Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys
And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and
Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics
in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit
it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency
Repair Disk (ERD).
The PWS service registry entry can be removed by following these steps:
- Click the Start button.
- Click Run.
- Type "regedit" (without the quotation marks) in the dialog box and
click OK.
- Browse and select the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\Network\MSWEBSVR
NOTE: Verify that the key name displayed in the status bar on the
bottom of the Registry Editor matches the key you selected.
- Click Edit on the toolbar.
- Click Delete on the drop-down menu.
- Click Yes when asked if you are sure you want to delete the key.
- Exit the Registry Editor.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix KB184394 |
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