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NCC Err Msg: IPX Initialize Failure

Article ID: 117370

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

This article was previously published under Q117370

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to run the NetWare utility RCONSOLE from Windows NT using the NCC (NetWare Compatible Client for Windows NT) software, the following error message may appear:

IPX Initialize Failure

WORKAROUND

Check for the following entries in the AUTOEXEC.NT file:

   lh %SystemRoot%\system32\nw16
   lh %SystemRoot%\system32\vwipxspx

If the entries are present, check to see if the following associated files actually exist:

   %SystemRoot%\system32\nw16.exe
   %SystemRoot%\system32\vwipxspx.exe
   %SystemRoot%\system32\vwipxspx.dll

If these associated files do not exist, remove the NCC software and reinstall it to correctly copy these files to their appropriate locations.

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