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WFWG 3.11 Err Msg: Error 2138: The Workstation Service...

Article ID: 107572

Article Last Modified on 9/19/1999

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3.11
WINDOWS
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SYMPTOMS

If you try to run an MS-DOS-based application in an MS-DOS virtual machine (VM), the program may not start, or you may receive the following error message:
Error 2138: The workstation service has not been started.

CAUSE

This error can be caused by running an application that calls the DosMakeMailslot function after you have started the real-mode redirector.

RESOLUTION

Rather than using the real-mode redirector, use the protected-mode redirector (virtual redirector).

MORE INFORMATION

The error message is misleading since you have started the workstation services.

When running the real-mode redirector, mailslots are not supported in virtual machines.

Additional query words: err msg 3.11 VxD

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