DOCUMENT:Q92428 16-JUN-2001 [win3x] TITLE :WFWG: MSDLC.EXE Needed for Attachmate's Extra! for Windows PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product PROD/VER::3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbfile ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Attachmate Corporation's Extra! for Windows requires a Data Link Control (DLC) driver to work with Windows for Workgroups. This driver supplies the DLC protocol and allows 3270 emulators to communicate with host systems. The Microsoft DLC driver, MSDLC.EXE, is included with Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1a or later and can be installed with the additional information provided in the Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit. MSDLC.EXE is supported by the Microsoft LAN Manager support group. The MSDLC protocol for Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 is available from the Internet. The downloadable file is named WFWDLC.EXE. NOTE: The file WFWDLC.EXE is intended for use with Windows For Workgroups version 3.11 only and is not guaranteed to work with any other version of Workgroups. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: DownloadDownload Wfwdlc.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/wfw311/dlc/1/WFW/EN-US/Wfwdlc.exe) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Other versions of MSDLC.EXE are NOT available. The only way to obtain this driver is to purchase the Microsoft LAN Manager product. Microsoft LAN Manager licensing states that you may use the DLC driver with an unlimited number of LAN Manager and Windows for Workgroups clients. MORE INFORMATION ================ For more information on using MSDLC.EXE, please refer to the "Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit" guide, Appendix E, pages E-15 to E-18. Extra! for Windows is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. Additional query words: 3.10 extra 3rdparty 3.11 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbfile Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311 Version : :3.1,3.11 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.