I had five computer lockups during the ARRL DX SSB contest using WriteLog 10.24G
on a Windows 98SE system with an ethernet connection running on a local
three-computer network. The good news is that I never lost a single QSO, but
what a pain to have to reboot five times!
I am not blaming WriteLog, since each of the five lockups was different, often
occurring while the computer was idle. Later, when I checked Windows Update, I
found a likely solution to my problem. After loading the Mapped Drives Shutdown
Update (below) my WriteLog has run a day without a lockup or crash. Has anyone
else had this problem?
Copied from the Microsoft Windows Update site:
> Mapped Drives Shutdown Update
> 449 KB/ Download Time: < 1 min
> This update resolves a shutdown issue in Windows 98 Second Edition, and is
discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base > (KB) Article Q260067. An affected
computer can stop responding if it has a significant number of mapped network
drives > on your computer. The larger the number of drives that are mapped, the
more likely the problem may occur. Download > now to prevent your computer from
shutting down.
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