I have been suffering the same problem on WinNT 4.0 sp6a. I didn't suffer
from this problem when it was sp5.
My solution is to use the WinNT Resource Kit program called shutgui.exe or
shutdown.exe. I then schedule a shutdown for 3 minutes from now. I then
close VNC and all is fine. The system reboots in 3 minutes then comes back
up with vnc as a service. I think it is a problem with the socket in the
TCP/IP stack for vnc connection that was introduced with sp6a. Can someone
please confirm this.
Problem: Only standard server services running on Win NT 4.0 sp6a. (DHCP,
WINS, Print, File sharing) Nothing is stuck in task manager. And memory
usage is nominal. If I try to reboot with vnc connected. Vnc disconnects and
then NT displays the wait, end task cancel dialogue. clicking end task or
cancel will continue with the reboot. Clicking wait just waits indefinitely.
Meanwhile a few services are shutdown for the reboot and the rest stay up. I
have also tried to disconnect as soon as I click reboot (machine is to fast,
it still disconnects me and waits.)
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Howard Feldman
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:39 AM
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Subject: Windows Reboot problem
I am using VNC to attach to a remote Win2000 server. Twice now I have had
trouble when rebooting.
This is what happens:
- I send a ctrl-alt-del to the server
- choose Restart
- my VNC client exits
- after a few minutes, I log back in
- I am prompted for a password
- VNC returns "Connection is Closed"
- someone goes to the machine (a big hassle)
- he sees that Windows never shut down, a program has failed to shutdown
and is waiting for an "End Task"
- he clicks on End Task, and now everything works again
So, either I need to find a way to keep VNC up until all programs have
exited;
or I need to find a way to force Windows to restart even though programs may
still be running.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
HF
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