Error Message: System Error - Network Error on Drive <X>

ID: Q137869

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message if the network disconnects during certain network operations:

SYSTEM ERROR
Network Error on Drive <X>

When you receive this error message, clicking Cancel or Retry has no effect. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE also has no effect. You must turn the computer off and back on, or press its reset switch, to restart the computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Note that this problem does not occur when you are using a real-mode Novell NetWare client such as NETX.

This error can be triggered by a program trying to access an open file handle that has become invalid due to the network connection being lost. If the program tries to access the handle a finite number of times, clicking Cancel repeatedly will eventually return control to the program. If the program tries to access the handle in an infinite loop, there is no way to return control to the program or the system.

This error has also been reported to occur if a local, external hard disk is disconnected or turned off while a program has files on the drive open.

Additional query words: unrecoverable hangs

Keywords : win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :