Microsoft KB Archive/119080

= WinPopUp Msg: There Has Been a Failure of the Network =

Article ID: 119080

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q119080



SYMPTOMS
The following intermittent WinPopUp message appears after you print to a network printer shared by a Windows NT Advanced Server or a Windows for Workgroups server:

There has been a failure of the network.

The print job prints properly.



CAUSE
This behavior has been observed in the following environments:


 * Running Windows for Workgroups with the IPX/SPX Compatible Transport with NetBIOS.
 * Running Windows for Workgroups with the IPX/SPX Compatible Transport with NetBIOS and TCP/IP.
 * Running Windows for Workgroups with the IPX/SPX Compatible Transport with NetBIOS and NetBEUI.
 * Running Windows for Workgroups with the IPX/SPX Compatible Transport with NetBIOS and NetBEUI and TCP/IP.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, disable the WinPopUp utility:


 * 1) In the Control Panel window of Windows for Workgroups, choose the Network icon.
 * 2) In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the Startup button.
 * 3) Under Startup Options, clear the Enable WinPopUp check box, and then choose OK.
 * 4) Restart Windows for Workgroups.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows for Workgroups 3.11. This problem was corrected in Windows for Workgroups files available on the Windows NT 3.5 Server CD.

Additional query words: prodnt wfw wfwg 3.10 3.11 ntas error err msg winapp

Keywords: KB119080

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