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FTP Session Lost Shelling Out Using "!" and CTRL+C Commands

Article ID: 139104

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q139104

SYMPTOMS

On your computer running Windows NT, if you use the ! command to shell out of an FTP session followed by a CTRL+C command, the shell hangs and the FTP session is disconnected.

This problem occurs sporadically.

RESOLUTION

Avoid using CTRL+C after you shell out of an FTP session.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt control bang crash

Keywords: kbnetwork KB139104