DOCUMENT:Q108261  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Windows NT Hangs on Shutdown with Certain PCMCIA Devices
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:3.51,4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsetup

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows NT fails to shutdown correctly on some computers that have PCMCIA
devices installed.


RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, obtain the following update or obtain the latest service
pack for Windows NT 4.0.

A modified PCMCIA driver for Windows NT, and instructions for installing them,
are available from Microsoft support channels or directly from the following
Internet locations:

For Windows NT 3.51:

   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT351/hotfixes-postSP5/pcmcia-fix

For Windows NT 4.00:

   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postSP1/pcmcia-fix

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51 and
4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: PRODNT

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : winnt:3.51,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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