Comet98 Installation Checklist
Part 2

Here are two follow-up messages to the Comet98 Installation Checklist.

1. From Joe Townsley (LTC, Inc.):

   "Here is a current version of the vredir fix from Microsoft. This has a new vredir and vnetsup.vxd which are their fix for the bug. This should be better than the Win95a version."

   This file is available at the following URL: www.signature.net/signature/tips/vrdrupd.exe

2. From Steve Auerbach (Auerbach Business Systems, Inc.):

   Step-by-step instructions for turning off write cache for Novell Client 32 in W95:

   
   Click the Start button
   Chose Settings
   Control Panel
   Network
   Highlight Novell IntranetWare Client
   Click Properties button
   Select the Advanced Setting Tab
   In the Parameter Group drop down list, select Performance Cache
   In the Setting drop down list, chose Off
   Then select True Commit and turn it ON
   
   For your reading pleasure and enjoyment, I recommend reading the 
   explanation of True Commit
   
   

   Steve also writes:

   "I would like equivalent detail on how to turn off file compression on the server. I've been searching and searching."

Thanks to Joe and Steve for providing this information.

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