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Q113515: MS DLC over ODI May Cause GP Faults in WFWG 3.11

Article: Q113515
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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The following article contains information on the use of Windows for
Workgroups with third-party products or configurations that have not
been tested and are not supported by Microsoft.

If the steps or procedures described in this article do not function
properly, contact the manufacturer of the third-party product for more
information or use a supported configuration.

SYMPTOMS
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You receive a general protection (GP) fault in the KEYBOARD.DRV driver file or
another driver file.

CAUSE
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If you install the MS DLC protocol over an ODI driver in a token-ring
configuration on a computer running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version
3.11, the computer may produce GP faults.

RESOLUTION
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The following actions may help you to work around this problem:

- Use an MS DLC protocol intended for Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

- For instructions about using ODINSUP with Windows for Workgroups, contact
  Novell or a Novell authorized reseller, and query on the following words here
  in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  odinsup and netx and novell and wfwg

- Use current Novell NetWare drivers.

Additional query words: 3.11 Gpfault msdlc gpf

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

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