IntControl 67 and Windows 95 Hangs on Shutdown

Keywords:     IntControl(67,0,0,0,0)

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Question:

I have a WinBatch script that issues an IntControl(67,0,0,0,0) to restart (i.e., perform a warm boot of) the Windows 95 machine.

The problem is that on about half of the systems I've tested this on, Windows 95 will almost always hang on the "Please wait while shutting down Windows 95" screen (no screen distortions or anything, just that information screen). This is occasionally the case.

Do you know why this behaviour occurs, and if so, how to correct it? Have you ever seen or heard of anything similar that other customers of yours have tried to do with WinBatch??? Or should I just put this on my "Windows 95 Annoyances" list?

Answer:

The only place we've seen this is when the network card on my laptop forgets what is going on. Then when I try to shutdown, it hangs on that screen instead of proceeding to the next (power off) step.

I think maybe your network connection is getting hosed somehow. Rebooting too soon in the sequence.

For debugging, try adding a:

	TimeDelay(20)

before the IntControl 67 and see if that helps.

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Article ID:   W13088

Filename:   IntControl 67 and Windows 95 Hangs on Shutdown.txt