Article: Q92597
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 26-SEP-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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You have persistent connections enabled, but you can't use File Manager to
disconnect a network drive connection that isn't currently active.
CAUSE
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If a persistent connection cannot be made to a server, it does not display in
File Manager. Because it does not show up in File Manager, you can't use File
Manager to disable the persistent connection.
WORKAROUND
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To disable an inactive persistent connection, you must use the NET USE command
from the MS-DOS command prompt.
In the following example, drive M is an inactive persistent connection:
NET USE M: /D /PER:NO
This disables the connection, but causes the following error message to be
displayed:
Error 3: The specified path was not found.
To verify that the persistent connection has indeed been disabled, use the
command:
NET USE /PER:LIST
MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups offers a feature known as persistent
connections. This feature allows Windows for Workgroups to automatically
reconnect a workstation to various network drives as configured by the user.
Persistent connections are normally handled through the File Manager, but File
Manager cannot disable a persistent connection if the connection is not
currently active.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows for Workgroups version
3.1. This problem does not occur in later versions of the product.
Additional query words: 3.1 3.10
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310
Version : WINDOWS:3.1
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