[Help] Windows 7 IPX

Wolfie276

Wolfie276

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Hi, i wondered about Windows 7 and IPX, i've tried following these instructions:

1)
Create new folder named 'temp' to root of your Vista drive ( C: ).
Copy the following files from XP (or expand from XP CD) installation:

Windows\System32\drivers\nwlnkipx.sys
Windows\System32\drivers\nwlnkflt.sys
Windows\System32\drivers\nwlnkfwd.sys
Windows\System32\drivers\nwlnknb.sys
Windows\System32\drivers\nwlnkspx.sys

Windows\System32\rtipxmib.dll
Windows\System32\wshisn.dll
Windows\System32\nwprovau.dll

(Following folder is hidden)
Windows\inf\netnwlnk.inf
Windows\inf\netnwlnk.pnf

to C:\Temp,
and to corresponding Vista folders.

2)
Control Panel->Network Center->Manage network connections.
Right-click your LAN connection and select Properties.

Click Install..., select Protocol and click Add...

The NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS protocol may be listed on the Network Protocol list.
DO NOT SELECT IT.

Click Have Disk... Browse to C:\Temp. Select netnwlnk.inf.
Click OK.
Select NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS from the list.
Vista will tell you that the publisher could not be verified.
Click Install.
Click to expand...

which should work considering Vista and Windows 7 is the same kernel, i tried putting them into the right folders in WINDOWS sub-folders then install, i even tried renaming the IPX drivers in the inf file which worked for my slipstreamed XP, but no. It doesn't work, it gives me the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS compatible protocol, which is not the only thing i need for Dungeon Keeper and other IPX games. i also need NWLink SPX and NWLink NetBIOS for it to work of course, so the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS compatible protocol can take use of something.

any ideas?
 

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