        LabF.COM NFS Client 1.8 Release 20020902 build(02090200)
                for MS Windows NT4/2K/XP


!!! Important note: this package may be installed only using !!!
!!!   Administrative Privileges                              !!!


                      1. Common Information

   1.1. NFS Client for Windows NT4/2K/XP consists of the
        following files:
      a1) XWPFSW2K.SYS - a network file system driver (Win2K/XP redirector);
         or
      a2) XWPFSNT4.SYS - a network file system driver (WinNT4 redirector);
      b) XWNTSERV.EXE - an executable file (service);
      c) XWNTFS32.DLL - the network provider DLL;
      d) XWPSHELL.DLL - the property sheet DLL;
      e) NFSCLPAR EXE - a settings viewer/editor;
      f) NFSSETUP.EXE - a simple installation program;
      g) NFSUNINS.EXE - a simple uninstallation program;
      h) XWPNFS2K.TXT - this file.

     NOTE!!!
          Before you start testing this package, you should be able
          to restart your PC from diskettes or another way to manually
          remove any files from the Windows NT4/2K/XP system directory
          if you could not restart Windows NT4/2K/XP.


                     2. NFS Client Installation

!!! Important note: this package may be installed only using !!!
!!!   Administrative Privileges                              !!!

   2.1. Run the self-extracting "xwpnfs2k.exe" archive file.

   2.2  The "xwpnfs2k.exe" archive will be uncompressed into the
        prompted temporary directory on a hard disk (e.g. "C:\xwpnfs2k.src").
        Then the NFSSETUP.EXE from this directory will be started.
        Go through the installation process.

   2.3. If installation is successful, then the following files should be
        seen in the Windows NT4/2K/XP system directory (after system restart):
         XWPFSW2K.SYS  ->   \SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\XWPFSW2K.SYS,
         or
         XWPFSNT4.SYS  ->   \SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\XWPFSNT4.SYS,
         XWNTSERV.EXE  ->   \SYSTEM32\XWNTSERV.EXE,
         XWNTFS32.DLL  ->   \SYSTEM32\XWNTFS32.DLL
         XWPSHELL.DLL  ->   \SYSTEM32\XWPSHELL.DLL

        The "NFSCLPAR.EXE" and "NFSUNINS.EXE" files will be placed
        into the home directory of installed base LabF.COM package.
        These programs are also accessible via Windows "Start menu" :
        - "Start menu"->"Programs"->"LabF.COM NFS Client"->"Settings";
        - "Start menu"->"Programs"->"LabF.COM NFS Client"->"Uninstall".

        You can check out the registration of NFS Client by the regedt32
        facility. Look for the following keys:
         - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Software->LabF.COM->XWPNFS32;
         - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->System->CurrentControlSet->Control->
                                               NetworkProvider->Order;
         - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->System->CurrentControlSet->Services->
                                                             XWNTSERV;
         - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->System->CurrentControlSet->Services->
                                                             XwpNTrdr;
   2.4. Restart Your PC.


                      3. Testing

   3.1. Double click "My Network Place" and then "Entire Network".
        You will see the "XwpNTrdr" icon.
        (May be, you will have to select "Entire contents of the network".)
   3.2. Double click on the "XwpNTrdr" and then "Remote NFS Servers" icons.
        As a result, you will see a list of nodes of your local network
        with available NFS Server.
   3.3. By double clicking, select a node you want to connect to.
        You will see icons with names of exported directories.
   3.4. Select an exported directory and press the right mouse button.
        Select the "Map Network Drive..." item in the popup menu.
        Select a letter to mount a drive and press "Finish".
        As a result, you will see the contents of the mounted directory
        on your desktop.
   3.5. You should test the following operations:
         - Creating new files and directories;
         - Deleting files and directories;
         - Renaming files;
         - Copying files from remote to local machine and vice versa.
         - Viewing the contents of files by WordPad, and so on.
   3.6. Dismounting the network drive:
         - Select "My Computer" and press the right mouse button.
         - Select the "Dismount Network Drive..." item in the popup menu,
           then select the mounted drive, and press "OK".


                    4. NFS Client Removing

   4.1. Run "Start menu"->"Programs"->"LabF.COM NFS Client"->"Uninstall"
        (or directly the NFSUNINS.EXE from the directory
         containing the NFS-Client package).
   4.2. Go through the uninstallation process.
   4.3. You can check the result of removing by regedt32 (see 2.3.).
   4.4. Restart your PC.


                    5. NFS Client settings

   5.1. Run "Start menu"->"Programs"->"LabF.COM NFS Client"->"Settings".
   5.2. View/change settings.
   5.3. Restart your PC if necessary.


                    6a. Known disadvantages under all systems

   1. The NT Memory caching not implemented.
   2. The Memory Mapped Files not implemented.
   3. The File Lock/Unlock requests not supported yet.
   4. NFS protocol ver.2 support only.
   5. Name tunneling not supported.
   6. Unix Link Files not supported.
   7. Upgrade of NFS Client not supported. You must
      uninstall already istalled version, restart PC,
      and install new version.
   8. NFS-Client does not work on Multi-head(multi-processors) PCs.


                    6b. Known disadvantages under MS Windows NT4

   1. The UNC (Universal Naming Conventional) not implemented.
   2. Using nonmapped imported directory (using imported directory
      by double click) not implemented.
   3. For "XWPNFS Attribute" properties shell extention
      needs ATL.DLL and SHLWAPI.DLL in WINNT "System32" directory.


                    7. Known Problems

   1. Icons of executable files may be incorrect in MS Explorer window.
   2. NFS-Client may have problem on some notebooks under non-English Windows.


                    8. Nearest future

   We intend to shorten the "5." and "6." lists.
