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[KB248]Installing NetBEUI in a Windows XP Environment

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Communication interfaces
16 years ago
By RM
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Windows XP.
This article contains obsolete references.
Summary:

This article describes how to install NetBEUI under Windows XP.
Details:

NetBEUI (NetBIOS Frames Protocol, NBF) is a non-routable protocol for small networks.

Microsoft Windows no longer supports it.

Solution

Follow the procedure below if you have to install this protocol on a temporary basis for any reason:

  1. Copy the file NBF with the extension “.SYS” to the subfolder SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ in the Windows system root.
  2. Copy the file NETNBF with the extension “.INF” to the folder \INF in the system root.
  3. Open the Network Connection Properties dialog and click on the Install button to add the NetBEUI protocol.

Reference

At the time of writing, these sites provided background information on the standardless context of NetBEUI/NetBIOS:

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Created on: 01 Dec 2010 Last update: 26 Aug 2024