NET STOP Command from MS-DOS Command Prompt Hangs WFWG

 Last reviewed: February 12, 1997
Article ID: Q90389
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

If you stop the Windows for Workgroups network redirector (by typing "net stop" [without the quotations marks]) from an MS-DOS command prompt inside of Windows for Workgroups running in standard mode, your machine may stop responding (hang) or restart. This may happen if the following is true:

  • You started the Windows for Workgroups network redirector before you started Windows for Workgroups by typing "net start basic" or "net start enhanced" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt.
  • You are using either EMM386 or QEMM386 as a memory manager.

It is not recommended that you stop the network redirector from an MS-DOS command prompt while running Windows. Close Windows for Workgroups and then stop the redirector.

STATUS

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.

KBCategory: kbother kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10

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Last reviewed: February 12, 1997
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