my brother suggested that I install the Windows XP Virtual Machine and that seems to have worked, I can run Paradox in the virtual machine and it is able to find the Novell network drives, which were invisible to it when running in Windows 7 (in compatibility mode)
it is time to find something new, or to retire, sigh! I know other systems but I'm faster and more agile and accurate in Paradox than in anything else I've used