LAN Manager Messenger Service Hangs DOS Workstations (94256)
This article was previously published under Q94256
SYMPTOMS
PROBLEM ID: PRLAN9212005
DOS workstations running the LAN Manager Messenger service may
experience random hangs due to MS-DOS re-entry problems.
CAUSE
The problem is created by Messenger's lack of an Int 13 handler to
prevent MS-DOS from being re-entered during a critical operation. This
problem is most evident when running Windows on the workstation with a
permanent swap file, because Windows does its permanent paging file
operations by issuing Int 13.
RESOLUTION
This problem has been corrected in the latest version of MSRV.EXE. As a
temporary workaround, disable LAN Manager's "logging" on the
workstation. This allows workstations to receive pop-ups, but
information is not written to the MESSAGES.LOG file. For more
information, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
disable and logging and messenger and service
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
7/30/2001 |
| Keywords: |
KB94256 |
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