Created On: 12/06/2001
Product: LANTASTIC 8.0
Keywords: SHUT DOWN SHUTDOWN POWER OFF MANAGEMENT CORRUPTION CONTROL DIRECTORY LDB_DATA LDBDATA WIN98-SE
Subject:
NO ONE CAN ACCESS MY LANTASTIC RESOURCES ON MY FAST PENTIUM 3 OR PENTIUM 4 RUNNING WINDOWS 98-SE, BUT I CAN ACCESS OTHER LANTASTIC SERVERS.

Solution:
Background:
Newer P3 and P4 machines often have a CMOS feature for a fast shutdown or similar feature. This can cause a problem on some LANtastic servers using Windows 98 SE. If the operating system shuts down too quickly, the control directory files under the c:\lantasti\win95\ldb_data folder can become corrupted. Often, connecting a network drive under Assign Drives in LANtastic Custom Control Panel, will lockup, or cause LANtastic to "Stop Responding".
If this scenario is suspected, test to see if you can assign a network drive locally at the server. If the problem does not occur with a local drive redirection, but occurs only when attempting to assign a drive from another machine, then you may have a network configuration or hardware issue. If the problem occurs with a local drive redirection, try the following solution.
Solution:
1. In the Computer CMOS, disable the fast shutdown or auto shutdown or power down option, if listed. Often their is an option to enable a 4 second wait before shutdown, and this may work as well.
2. If there is no option to disable auto shutdown, power down, etc, contact the computer or motherboard manufacturer, there may be a way to disable this feature on the motherboard.
3. You may also be able to disable Fast Shutdown under the Windows 98 operating system itself. Download "How to Disable Fast Shutdown in Windows 98" (Q187607) from support.microsoft.com
4. After Fast Shutdown has been disabled, follow technote: TN3086. This refers to LANtastic 7.0 and Windows 95, but the restoration process is identical under Windows 98 or 98SE.

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