NetBEUI stands for NetBIOS Extended User Interface. It was used by Windows 9x, NT, and Windows for Workgroups, among some older others. It was, in simple terms, a non-routable protocol used as a transport (and to some extent an extension to) NetBIOS. It has long since been replaced by NetBIOS-over-TCP/IP, which is pretty much automatically used when you install TCP/IP on Windows 2000 and XP. There is no reason to install NetBEUI today on Windows 2000 or above, unless you have older LANMAN or Windows 9x or NT machines on your network that use it.
Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic