NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  Novell Client post-4.91 SP1 NWSIPX32.SYS
TID #:  2972157
README FOR:  491psp1_nwsipx32.exe

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
Novell Client v4.91 for Windows 2000/XP

ABSTRACT:

491psp1_nwsipx32.exe is a patch file for the Novell Client v4.91 SP1 for
Windows 2000/XP. It includes fixes for problems relating to the NWFS.SYS
module, found after the 4.91 SP1 client update was released.

491psp1_nwsipx32.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:

== PRE-INSTALLATION ==

1. This patch is designed to update the Novell Client v4.91 SP1 for Windows
2000/XP. Be sure to install only on this version of the client.

== PATCH INSTALLATION ==

1. Expand the self-extracting file 491psp1_nwsipx32.exe (this file) to a
temporary folder.
2. Open the folder.
3. (recommended, but optional) Rename the existing nwfs.sys (with a .old
extension, for example) in the <System_Root>\System32\netware folder.
4. Right-Click on _491psp1_nwsipx32.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 directory listed in Step 3, above.

== OVERLAYING THE 4.91 SP1 INSTALLATION SET ==

The files in this package can also be overlaid on top of a Novell Client 4.91
SP1 installation set so that when SETUPNW.EXE is run to install the Novell
client you will be installing the core 4.91 SP1 client and the updates
contained in this package in one operation.

To update the installation set with the file in this patch set, extract this
package to a temporary location, then copy the resultant directory structure to
over the top of the i386 folder in your "Novell Client 4.91 SP1" installation.

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 NWSIPX32.SYS fixes the following issue seen with the 4.91 SP1
code:

1. Bugcheck D1 in nwsipx32.sys occurs when accessing bad memory. (94907)

Self-Extracting File Name: 491psp1_nwsipx32.exe

       Files Included          Size         Date          Time
..\
 491PSP1_NWSIPX32.TXT   (This file)
_491PSP1_NWSIPX32.INF           824    8-31-2005    5:43:07 pm
..\REDIR\
         NWSIPX32.SYS         39731    8-31-2005   10:18:34 am



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