WFWG Err Msg on Exit: There Are 1 User(s) Connected to Your...

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q112736
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you quit Windows for Workgroups 3.11, you may receive the following error message: 

   There are 1 user(s) connected to your computer. Quitting Windows for
   Workgroups will disconnect them. Do you want to continue?
When you run Net Watcher, you find a connection to your machine, even if you do not have any shared resources. The machine name is displayed in the left side of the Net Watcher window, but no shares are displayed in the right side of the Net Watcher window.

CAUSE

Such connections are part of the browsing system. The connections typically exist only for a few seconds and occur when your machine has been selected as the browse master or browser backup. You are more likely to notice this problem if you are using a slower 80386 machine.

MORE INFORMATION

Machines appear in Net Watcher when a machine has connected to the IPC$ share, which is the share to which browse masters from other domains and browser backups connect in order to get the name of browser backups and the current list of machines on the workgroup or domain. Although this connection usually lasts only second before being terminated, the connection may last longer on very large networks.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbenv kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.11 netwatch.exe drive dirves directory
directories

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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