CMAK Connection Manager No Longer Works after Upgrading to Windows 98
Article ID: 198837
Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q198837
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SYMPTOMS
Connection Manager profiles no longer work properly after you upgrade from Windows 95 to Windows 98 in DOS mode or from a previous version of DOS.
CAUSE
DOS does not understand long file names. The Windows 98 upgrade determines that the c:\progra~1\connec~1 directory where Connection Manager is located is actually the Internet Connection Wizard included with Windows 98. The upgrade process incorrectly modifies several files and directory locations in the registry. The previously configured connectoid will no longer work and may be removed from the Desktop.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do one of the following:
- When you upgrade from Windows 95 to Windows 98, upgrade from Windows instead of a DOS prompt or previous version of DOS.-OR-
- If you must upgrade from DOS, you will need to reinstall the Connection Manager connectiod that you created in Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK). In most cases you can simply re-run the *.exe file you created. If you no longer have the executable file, you may need to contact your Corporate IT department or ISP who created the file. If you created the profile from the IIS 4.0 CMAK, you will need to rebuild the profile by running the CMAK Wizard.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 98.
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