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Windows 95 Safe Mode Cannot Connect to The Microsoft Network
Last reviewed: October 7, 1997
Article ID: Q129297
The information in this article applies to:
  • The Microsoft Network versions 1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

If you start Windows 95 in safe mode and then try to connect to The Microsoft Network, you receive the following error message: 

   Your modem (or other connecting device) is not functioning.

CAUSE

When you start Windows 95 in safe mode, the path to The Microsoft Network is not set up.

RESOLUTION

To connect to The Microsoft Network, restart Windows 95 normally.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.20 1.30 2.00 msn
Keywords : msnconnect msninterop kbenv kberrmsg
Version : 1.00 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: October 7, 1997
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