DOCUMENT:Q160827  17-DEC-2000  [winnt]
TITLE   :ErrMsg: Failed to Purged the NBT Remote Cache Table
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:Win95
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you attempt to carry out the NBTSTAT -R command on a Windows 95 client,
the following error message is displayed:

   Failed to Purged the NBT Remote Cache Table

CAUSE
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The file LMHOSTS is missing, misplaced, or misspelled.

WORKAROUND
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The file should be found in the C:\Windows directory and should be named:

   LMHOSTS

There should be no trailing dot(.) or file extension on this file.

If you are using Windows Explorer to find the file, perform the following steps:

1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. From the View menu, click Options.

3. Click the Show All Files radio button, then click to clear the Hide file
   extensions for known file types check box.

Additional query words: -c netbios name cache lmhosts.txt nbtstat win95
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : Win95

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