Novell Workstation Hangs Due to Queued Messages (85526)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q85526

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/14/2003
Keywords:KB85526
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