Novell Workstation Hangs Due to Queued Messages

ID: Q85526

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

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

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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Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: October 28, 1999
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