The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant last month decided not to incorporate a "networking client" for Novell and Banyan networking software in Windows Me, its upcoming operating system for home PC users. News of the decision prompted a rash of complaints. The company now has reversed itself and will put the software back into the OS.

"Based on feedback from partners and customers, we´ll put it back in," said Shawn Sanford, a product manager at Microsoft. The third beta version of Windows Me, released to testers last week, included support for Novell Netware, he said.

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