NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  Novell Client Post 4.9 SP1a Client NWFS.SYS 
TID #:  2968059
README FOR:  49psp1a_nwfs.exe

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
Novell Client v4.9 for Windows NT/2000/XP

ABSTRACT:

49psp1a_nwfs.exe is a patch file for the Novell Client v4.90 SP1a for Windows
NT/2000/XP. It includes fixes for problems found after the 4.90 SP1a client
update was released.

49psp1a_nwfs.exe is a "beta" patch, meaning that the files in this patch may
include files of pre-release quality which have not been fully tested by Novell
and which may contain errors. See
http://support.novell.com/filefinder/beta.html for details about beta patches.


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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Expand the self-extracting file 49psp1a_nwfs.exe (this file) to a temporary
folder.
2. Open the folder.
3. (Recommended, but optional) Rename the existing NWFS.SYS in the
<System_Root>\system32\netware folder to NWFS.OLD (or some other name). DO NOT
REBOOT BEFORE PROCEEDING!
4. Right-Click on 49psp1a_nwfs.inf and then click on INSTALL.
5. You will be prompted to reboot. This reboot is required to complete the
installation. 

Another method to install is to manually copy and replace the existing NWFS.SYS
in the following directory:

%SystemRoot%\System32\NetWare 


ISSUE: 

Thank you for field testing this beta patch. Please send feedback regarding the
results of your testing (positive or negative) to: patchfeedback@novell.com.
Use the name of the patch as the subject of the message. Your detailed comments
are appreciated.

This version of NWFS.SYS fixes the following issues seen with the 4.9 SP1a
code:

1. Fixed random Blue Screen. (358838)

2. Blue screen on Return from Hibernation. (100352632)

3. Client drops connection to server while browsing volume. See TID 10089964
(357723)

4. Properties on 4GB+ file are incorrectly reported. For example, a 7.25 Gig
file opened in Windows Explorer displays the file size as 7.25 GB, but if you
right click on it and go to Properties, it says the file size is 4.00 GB on
disk and from that point on, Explorer also reads the wrong file size. (346580)

5. Blue screen on Windows 2000 when coming out of suspend mode. See TID
10088501 (355605)

6. Windows paged kernel memory increases every time an automated XCOPY command
is run against a NetWare server. (357720)

Self-Extracting File Name: 49psp1a_nwfs.exe

  Files Included          Size         Date          Time
..\
49PSP1A_NWFS.TXT   (This file)
49PSP1A_NWFS.INF           828    1-30-2004    4:57:03 pm
        NWFS.SYS        470446    1-26-2004    3:54:24 pm



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