FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions
This page contains answers to common questions asked by users, along with some tips and tricks that I have found useful and presented here as questions.
- Do I still have to type in my password?
- How do I get Net Connector to work with Microsofts Internet News and Mail?
- When I try to run the installation program I get an error saying: "Wrong Version of RunTime DLL".
- Why does the installation program report that the file "setup.ex_" is missing?
- When trying to run setup I get a message saying I need VB40032.dll. Where do I get this file from?
- Why should I register Net Connector?
- Can I use Net Connector to launch more than one program?
- Will Net Connector work on Windows NT?
- When I try to open Net Connector Setup, I get an error message which says ""You do not have an appropriate license to use this functionality". Does this mean that I have to buy the program before I can try it?
- Will Net Connector work with Windows 95B (OEM Service Release 2)?
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Do I still have to type in my password each time to connect? I installed Net Connector and I am running a script
Net Connector does not handle passwords directly, but depends on Dial-Up Networking to take care of this. The "Parameters or Script" field in Net Connector Setup may be confusing, but it is intended to provide for command-line parameters for the communication program that Net Connector launches. It does not run a script file directly. Dial-Up Networking can be configured to enter your username and password directly, or to open a terminal window where the strings can be entered manually or through a script. If you have the Dial-Up Networking Scripting tool that comes with the MS Plus! program, you can use it to attach a script to a DUN connection. This tool is also on the Windows 95 CD, in the Admin/Apptools/Dscript directory.
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How do I get Net Connector to work with Microsofts Internet News and Mail?
If you right-click on the Mail (or News) desk-top icon, and look under "Properties", then "Shortcut", "Target", you will see something like "C:\WIN95\EXPLORER.EXE /root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{89292102-4755-11cf-9DC2-00AA006C2B84}". The exact text may be different on your system, but in this case "C:\WIN95\EXPLORER.EXE " would go in the Net Connector Setup "File Name and Path" field (under "Communications Program Options"), and the rest of the string ("/root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{89292102-4755-11cf-9DC2-00AA006C2B84}") should be entered in the "Parameters or Script" field.
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When I try to run the installation program I get an error saying: "Wrong Version of RunTime DLL" or something like that (it doesnt say what the file is). What would this be?
This would be referring to vb40032.dll, the Visual Basic runtime file, used by Net Connector 1.2. There may be an older version of this file on your machine. Since this is a fairly large file, and is already installed on many machines, it is not included in the netcon.zip file.
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Why does the installation program report that the file "setup.ex_" is missing?
The file that the installation program is unable to open is (or should be) "Net Connector Setup.ex_", though the name may have been shortened in the error message. The likely reason for this problem is that the zip utility you used to unzip netcon.zip couldn't handle long file names, and therefor renamed this file when it uncompressed it.
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If you follow this link to Winzip's site (www.winzip.com), you can download the latest version of Winzip (6.1, 32-bit), which can read long file names.
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When trying to run setup I get a message saying I need VB40032.dll. Where do I get this file from?
This is a Visual Basic run-time file. Since many people have this file on their systems, and because of it's size, it was not included in Netcon.zip. To get this file, click here.
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Why should I register Net Connector?
Okay, people don't really ask this very often, but I'm going to answer it anyway. There are three good reasons for registering Net Connector:
- When you register Net Connector, you'll never have to see that Nag screen again.
- I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>April 1, 2004 ally make a living at this, and will keep producing upgrades and other useful utilities.
- You will be helping to keep the shareware concept alive, thus providing an alternative to expensive shrinkwrapped programs and making the world a better place, while feeling better about yourself...really!
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Can I use Net Connector to launch more than one program?
It is possible. However, Net Connector does not support this directly, so you would have to set it up through a batch file. The following is an example of how to do this. In this case, the batch file starts Net Connector (set to launch Netscape), and then starts Free Agent. To make this batch file, simply open Notepad, paste in the contents (below), and save the file as "Launch.bat" or whatever you want to call it. Note that the "close on exit" option listed under the batch file properties should be checked (otherwise the window stays open). Also you will probably avoid problems if you locate the batch file in the directory of the program it will launch directly, in this case Free Agent.
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Contents of "Launch.bat":
"C:\Net Connector\Net Connector.exe" C:\Net Connector\Netscape.ncd
"C:\FreeAgent\Agent.exe"
After you have saved and closed the file, double-click on it. The batch file will start, launch Net Connector, start Free Agent, and then close. Meanwhile Net Connector will, using the settings saved in "Netscape.ncd", open Netscape and open the Dial-Up Networking connection.
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Will Net Connector work on Windows NT?
Net Connector version 1.3 is designed to run on Windows NT 4.0 as well as Windows 95 and 95B. It has also been tested on NT 5.0, which is in beta as of this writing.
Net Connector version 2.0 supports Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.
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When I try to open Net Connector Setup, I get an error message which says ""You do not have an appropriate license to use this functionality". Does this mean that I have to buy the program before I can try it?
Absolutely not. Net Connector is distributed as shareware, and you are encouraged to try it fully before before registering. This error message is not coming from Net Connector directly. It seems that this error is being produced by Sheridan Software’s Tabbed Dialog control, a control (.ocx) used by Net Connector and other programs. Sheridan has acknowledged that at least some versions of the control will produce the error in question, and while it is still unclear if a true "fix" exists, the following procedure should take care of the problem for now:
Go to your Windows\System directory and look for the file Tabctl32.ocx. When you find it, rename it and/or move in to a different location (do not delete it, just in case). Then reinstall Net Connector.
This will place the original version of the tab control that shipped with Net Connector in the System directory, and should solve the problem. If it doesn’t, or if this causes problems with other programs, please let me know. Meanwhile, if necessary, you can always reverse the procedure.
I will be in contact with Sheridan, and when I can verify that they have a version which will completely eliminate this error, I will post in on this site, and include it with future builds of Net Connector.
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Will Net Connector work with Windows 95B (OEM Service Release 2)?
Net Connector versions 1.0 and 1.1 are not compatable with Windows 95B. However, version 1.2 and version 1.3, now available, will work on this operating system.