Microsoft KB Archive/217035

= How to cause Windows 98 to release DHCP lease information at shutdown =

Article ID: 217035

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
You can configure Windows 98 to automatically release all Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) lease information at shutdown by modifying the registry.



MORE INFORMATION
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Add the following registry items to cause Windows 98 to automatically release all DHCP lease information at shutdown:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\DHCP

Value name: ReleaseLeaseOnShutdown

Type: DWORD

Value data: 0x00000001 (1)

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown

Value name: FastReboot

Type: STRING

Value data: 0

NOTE: The first value (ReleaseLeaseOnShutdown) is not present by default and must be added. The second value (FastReboot) is set to 1 by default.

The fast shutdown feature must be disabled for this method to work correctly. If it is not disabled, Windows 98 cannot process the command to release the DHCP information before shutting down.

When Windows 98 obtains TCP/IP configuration information from a DHCP server, it creates registry entries to store that information. If there is a problem contacting the DHCP server the next time the computer is started, the necessary TCP/IP configuration information is already stored. However, this may not be the optimal behavior in some network environments.

Additional query words: releaseonshutdown release on shutdown

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