16-bit Applications Hang Using Sony CDU 3x CD-ROM

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade to Windows NT version 3.5 Service Pack 2, the following problems occur with the Sony CDU 3X CD-ROM drive:

• During Windows NT startup, the CD-ROM drive takes a long period of time to initialize.



• When you run a 16-bit application, the CD-ROM drive light is active and the application stops responding (hangs).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

• Place a CD-ROM disc in the drive before you start Windows NT.
  
  -or-



• Replace the SLCD32.SYS file in your %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS subdirectory with the older file of the same name located in the I386 directory of the Windows NT Server or Workstation 3.5 CD-ROM disc.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt sp2

Keywords : kbsetup ntdriver nthw kbbug3.50
Version : 3.5
Platform : WINDOWS
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