Starting SNA Client Applet Can Start CIS Internet Dialer
Article ID: 130590
Article Last Modified on 12/8/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.1, when used with:
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0, when used with:
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4, when used with:
This article was previously published under Q130590
SYMPTOMS
When you start the SNA Server Win3x client (WNAP.EXE) or Win3x client
setup, after having installed NetLauncher by CompuServe, CompuServe's
Internet Dialer (CID.EXE) will load and attempt to connect to the Internet.
CAUSE
CompuServe has introduced a new utility to allow users to connect to the
Internet using their CIS account. This utility, Netlauncher, replaces the
WINSOCK.DLL file located in your <winroot> directory with it's own version.
This version of WINSOCK.DLL contains a hook in it which will launch the
CompuServe Internet Dialer to establish the PPP connection.
RESOLUTION
To resolve WINSOCK.DLL problems, CompuServe technical support recommends
the following:
- Create a batch file that copies over whichever version of WINSOCK.DLL
you want to use into the \WINDOWS directory.
- Move NetLauncher's WINSOCK.DLL into both the \CSERVE\CID and
\CSERVE\MOSAIC directories.
- Rename the old Windows windsock file (it will be named WINSOCK.000) back
to its original name, WINSOCK.DLL.
NOTE: You will need to reboot your computer every time you start a sockets
application that requires the WINSOCK.DLL that is not loaded.
NetLauncher is manufactured by CompuServe, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
products' performance or reliability.
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