Q85526: Novell Workstation Hangs Due to Queued Messages

Article: Q85526
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 01-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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A Novell workstation running Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 may
hang or lock after you exit Windows if:

1. The ability to receive messages is disabled in the Network option in Control
  Panel.

  -and-

2. A message is received before you exit Windows.

The message(s) will be queued at MS-DOS and will appear on the twenty-fifth line
of the monitor after exiting Windows. When you press CTRL+ENTER to clear the
message, your workstation will hang or scroll unreadable characters ("garbage")
on the screen.

This problem is caused by NETX.COM. A future updated version of this file may
address this problem.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem:

1. Do not disable the ability to receive messages in Windows with Control
  Panel's Network option.

  -or-

2. Before exiting Windows, enable the ability to receive messages.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 3.11 25th

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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