Microsoft KB Archive/138155

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No NDIS Interrupt Activity Using Windows 95 and Pathworks

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Q138155

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
If you upgrade a computer that is connected to a DEC Pathworks 4.1 network and contains a DEC Etherworks 3 Turbo (205) network adapter from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to Windows 95, you may receive the following error message when you start the computer:

No NDIS interrupt activity. Maybe NI_IRQ is set wrong or cable is not attached or /DLL broken

CAUSE
The error message occurs when the following line is processed from the Startnet.bat file:

  c:\decnet\schk.exe /h

RESOLUTION
Change the line stated above in the Startnet.bat file to read:

  c:\decnet\schk.exe /n After you make this change, restart your computer.

The /N switch specifies that the Ethernet vector not be checked for interrupt activity during loading.

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