WIN.INI Switch to Disable Network-Specific Dialog Boxes (84155)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q84155

SUMMARY

Some of the networks supported by Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 such as Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1 and Novell NetWare provide "network-specific" dialog boxes for File Manager, Print Manager, and the Printers option in Control Panel.

To disable these special dialog boxes and use Windows 3.1 common dialog boxes:

  1. Open the WIN.INI file in a standard text editor, such as Notepad.
  2. Add the following: 
          [network]
      defaultdialogs=1

MORE INFORMATION

For example, the Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1 network specific dialog box in File Manager does not support the Previous button that allows you to connect to servers that you have connected to in the past, without retyping the entire server/resource name.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/10/2003
Keywords:KB84155
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