====================================================================== Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) WG0988: IBMTOK.386 CORRECTS PROBLEMS WITH EXITING WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS ====================================================================== Revision Date: 2/94 1 Disk Included The following information applies to Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY | | ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an Application | | Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER | | EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED | | WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR | | PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and | | the use of this Application Note. This Application Note may be | | copied and distributed subject to the following conditions: 1) All | | text must be copied without modification and all pages must be | | included; 2) If software is included, all files on the disk(s) | | must be copied without modification (the MS-DOS(R) utility | | diskcopy is appropriate for this purpose); 3) All components of | | this Application Note must be distributed together; and 4) This | | Application Note may not be distributed for profit. | | | | Copyright (C) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. | | Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a | | trademark of Microsoft Corporation. | | IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines | | Corporation. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ When you use the Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 IBMTOK.386 driver, you may experience the following problems: - A stack overflow error message occurs when you exit Windows for Workgroups. - Your system stops responding (hangs) when you exit Windows for Workgroups. The WG0988 disk included with this Application Note contains a new IBMTOK.386 driver to correct these problems. The new driver allows the MCA IBM(R) token ring card to correctly disengage from the network ring when the network interface card (NIC) is set for IRQ 2. To install the new IBMTOK.386 file ---------------------------------- 1. Quit Windows for Workgroups. 2. Make a backup copy of the currently installed IBMTOK.386 file by typing the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then pressing ENTER ren :\ibmtok.386 ibmtok.old where : is the location of your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory. For example, if your Windows directory is called WINDOWS and is on drive C, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER: ren c:\windows\system\ibmtok.386 ibmtok.old 3. Insert the enclosed WG0988 disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive. 4. To copy the file to the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER copy :\ibmtok.386 where is the floppy disk drive containing the WG0988 disk and is the drive and directory of your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory. For example, if the WG0988 disk is in drive A and your Windows directory is called WINDOWS and is on drive C, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER: copy a:\ibmtok.386 c:\windows\system