NET STOP Command from MS-DOS Command Prompt Hangs WFWG (90389)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
This article was previously published under Q90389

SYMPTOMS

If you stop the Windows for Workgroups network redirector [by typing net stop] 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 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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/1999
Keywords:KB90389
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