Error Message: System Error - Network Error on Drive <X>
Article ID: 137869
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q137869
SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message if the network disconnects
during certain network operations:
SYSTEM ERROR
Network Error on Drive <X>
When you receive this error message, clicking Cancel or Retry has no
effect. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE also has no effect. You must turn the
computer off and back on, or press its reset switch, to restart the
computer.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Note that this problem does not occur when you are using a real-mode
Novell NetWare client such as NETX.
This error can be triggered by a program trying to access an open file
handle that has become invalid due to the network connection being lost.
If the program tries to access the handle a finite number of times,
clicking Cancel repeatedly will eventually return control to the program.
If the program tries to access the handle in an infinite loop, there is
no way to return control to the program or the system.
This error has also been reported to occur if a local, external hard disk
is disconnected or turned off while a program has files on the drive open.
Additional query words: unrecoverable hangs
Keywords: KB137869