'net use' problem with Windows 98

A number of users have reported problems using the 'net use' command under Windows 98 under Virtual PC. This appears to be a bad interaction between Windows file sharing and the Virtual Machine Additions folder sharing client. There are two easy ways to work around this problem:

1. Browse to a network location in Windows explorer under Windows 98 first - and then use 'net use'. This seems to sort out the problem (for reasons that I do not fully understand)
2. Delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesVxDFSHARE32 key from the registry under Windows 98. This will completely disable folder sharing but allow 'net use' to work at all times.

Cheers,
Ben

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 26, 2005
  Hi Ben,
  
  Hope you can help figure out what's going on here- I'm trying to install virtual PC 2004 on a W2k AS machine- the setup goes almost to completion but then rolls back. Any known issues there ?I can send you the install log if it helps ...
  
  thanks!
  Deep
• Anonymous
  April 26, 2005
  Hi Deep,
  
  I have no idea why this might be happening - but you are attempting to install Virtual PC on top of an operating system that we do not support and haven't tested.
  
  Cheers,
  Ben