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Q132843: Warm Undocking Causes Errors While MS Exchange is Running

Article: Q132843
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you perform a warm undocking operation for a portable computer docked to a
main computer that is connected to a network and is running Microsoft Exchange
Mail Client, the computer seems to stop responding (hangs), generates a general
protection fault, or generates another type of fatal error.

CAUSE
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The Microsoft Exchange Mail Client does not handle dynamic hardware correctly
and may generate errors when you perform docking operation.

RESOLUTION
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Close Microsoft Exchange, perform the docking operation, and then restart
Microsoft Exchange.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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