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Q126544: NOINT Virus Causes Unusual Network Error Messages in WFWG

Article: Q126544
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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When you start Windows for Workgroups, you receive the following error
messages:

  Windows File Server
  Unable to initialize server services.

Followed by the error message

  You cannot run this application in a window or in the background

or:

  You cannot run this application while other high-resolution applications are
  running fullscreen. The application will be suspended until a low-resolution
  or text application is running fullscreen. Check the PIF settings to ensure
  they are correct.

Windows then continues to load with server services disabled.

CAUSE
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These error messages can be caused by the NOINT virus.

RESOLUTION
==========

Microsoft Anti-Virus (MSAV) can properly detect and remove this virus. To run
MSAV, boot your computer from a clean floppy disk (such as the MS-DOS Setup
disk) and then type MSAV at the command prompt.

MORE INFORMATION
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The NOINT virus is a boot-sector virus that is 512 bytes in size. It infects
diskette boot sectors and hard disk partition tables. This virus remains
resident in memory. This virus can also cause damaged file linkages, changes to
system run-time operation, and changes to the boot sector.

kbcategory: kberrmsg
kbsubcategory: wfwg winboot

Additional query words: 3.11 msav

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

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