Loading Windows onto the network

You can load Windows onto a network in several ways.

• Load all Windows files on a user's local hard drive.

• Load Windows program files on the server, and load user files on local hard drives.

• Load all Windows program and user files on the server. In most cases, this installation provides the easiest maintenance and most efficient use of resources.

Following are some advantages of having all Windows files installed on the server:

• Program and configuration files are backed up and secure.

• No hard disk is required on the user workstation.

• The .INI and driver files for all users can be updated from one location.

• Configuration files always match hardware.

Files needed for NetWare functionality in Windows

Use the following files to run Windows with NetWare functionality. These files are in the Workstation for DOS/Windows client kit that is installed with NetWare Services.

NETWARE.DRV

NetWare device driver. Contains executable code for NetWare-related functions.

NETWARE.HLP

Help file for NETWARE.DRV.

NETWARE.INI

Initialization file for NETWARE.DRV and other Windows utilities for NetWare. Automatically created by NETWARE.DRV.

NWPOPUP.EXE

Handler for broadcast messages.

VNETWARE.386

Virtual NetWare device driver. Performs virtualization among sessions when Windows is in 386 Enhanced mode.

VIPX.386

Virtual IPX device driver. Virtualizes IPX communications among sessions when Windows is in 386 Enhanced mode.

Guidelines for running windows on the network

Follow these guidelines for running Windows on the network:

• Use a permanent swap file on a local hard drive, if possible; do not use network directories for swap files. If a local swap file is not possible, consider increasing RAM to a minimum of 8MB.

• Ensure that the RAM plus swap file size is at least 10MB.

• Remove Windows search drives from the workstation AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

• If users are running DR DOS, make sure DR DOS files are dated 07 April 1992 or later.

• If users are running DR DOS, make sure their CONFIG.SYS files install EMM386.SYS and configure it for use with Windows. See your DR DOS manual or DR DOS online help for configuration information.

Loading and setting up Windows

The following list describes the prerequisites:

• A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later

• The Supervisor or Create right to the directory where you are loading Windows

• A licensed network copy of Windows 3.1 or later

• 16MB of available disk space

• NetWare Client for DOS and Windows

1. Install Windows server software using the SETUP /A option.

   For complete information about the Windows SETUP options and the installation procedure, see the documentation that came with your Windows software.

2. Create a Group object for users who will be running Windows.

   For instructions on creating a Group object, see ``Managing group objects''.

3. Make the Windows Group object a trustee of the Windows directory.

   For instructions on granting trustee assignments, see ``Adding a trustee to a directory or file''.

4. Create a directory for each user to store user-specific Windows files.

   WIN.COM and files such as .GRP and .INI files are stored here.

5. Add the following information to the system login script.

   An example of the syntax used for these login script entries appears at the end of this step.

   • Map a drive to the user-specific directories for the MS Windows group.

   • Map a search drive to the Windows directory for the MS Windows Group object.

   • Set the Windows TEMP directory to a subdirectory of the user directory.

   The following example shows the container login script entries you would add to set up Windows 3.1 on the network:

   IF MEMBER OF "WIN31" THEN
   MAP INS P:=SYS:USERS\%LOGIN_NAME\WIN31
   MAP INS S16:=SYS:APPS\WINAPPS\WIN31
   SET TEMP = "P:\USERS\%LOGIN_NAME\WIN31\TEMP"
   END
   

6. Set up the workstations by completing the following steps.

   • Change to the search drive mapped to the Windows directory.

     Enter the drive letter only.

   • Modify the user AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files by typing
     
     SETUP /N

     Select the ``Custom'' option to make sure environment variables are correct. When Windows prompts for a path during setup, enter the drive letter instead of the path.

   • Install the NetWare Workstation for MS Windows software.

     Follow the instructions in NetWare Client for DOS/Windows User Guide to install the workstation software and update NetWare-specific files in the Windows directory.