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Q112738: After Logging Off Shared Installation of WFWG, GP Faults Occur

Article: Q112738
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 24-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you are running a shared network installation of Windows for Workgroups from
a Windows NT or Windows for Workgroups server and you log off from the network
(either through Control Panel or by running LOGONOFF.EXE), you receive a series
of general protection (GP) faults. As a result, Windows for Workgroups stops
responding (hangs). This problem does not occur if you are running a shared
network installation of Windows for Workgroups from a Novell server.

CAUSE
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Windows for Workgroups encounters these problems because logging off closes the
redirector; as a result, you no longer have access to the network and the files
required to run Windows for Workgroups.

Additional query words: 3.11 logoff loggingoff setup /n wfwnet.drv

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11

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