computer hangs on shutdown after installing network adapter

After installing a network adapter (network Everywhere
model nc100u-wm) my computer hangs whenever you try to
shutdown or restart the computer. I checked the device
manager. It shows no conflicts or problems. The card works
properly for a DSL connection. I checked the manufacturers
site (linksys.com) for a up-dated driver for Windows ME. I
have the latest copy. I performed a test found in a
microsoft article (to test the ndis.vxd feature) and
disabling the NDIS does stop the shutdown problem. But
this is a diagnostic mode. It did not say what to do if a
up-dated driver was not available from the card
manufacturer. What might I be able to do?

Move the card to a different slot inside of your PC.

Carey

"Jonathan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:045f01c38e9e$a5640b80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> After installing a network adapter (network Everywhere
> model nc100u-wm) my computer hangs whenever you try to
> shutdown or restart the computer. I checked the device
> manager. It shows no conflicts or problems. The card works
> properly for a DSL connection. I checked the manufacturers
> site (linksys.com) for a up-dated driver for Windows ME. I
> have the latest copy. I performed a test found in a
> microsoft article (to test the ndis.vxd feature) and
> disabling the NDIS does stop the shutdown problem. But
> this is a diagnostic mode. It did not say what to do if a
> up-dated driver was not available from the card
> manufacturer. What might I be able to do?

We chased this one around on an ME laptop using a PCMICA NIC card. It seems
that there is a timing problem during shutdown on some systems. The PC in
question sends out a message on the LAN as it is shutting down. The NIC
shuts down before the reply is received and processed, evidently by NDIS.
(Hang!) The usual symptom is a blinking horizontal cursor towards the lower
right of the screen. Some systems may eventually shutdown after a long wait,
perhaps several minutes.

Interestingly enough, removing all network entries and reinstalling them,
perhaps in a different order, may make the problem lessen, go away
completely, or just occur on a rare occasion.

Something about "shake and bake" the dll's and drivers I suppose. Changing
the slot and IRQ on some systems may help, since it may change the timing
and shutdown order.



"Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Move the card to a different slot inside of your PC.
>
> Carey
>
> "Jonathan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:045f01c38e9e$a5640b80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > After installing a network adapter (network Everywhere
> > model nc100u-wm) my computer hangs whenever you try to
> > shutdown or restart the computer. I checked the device
> > manager. It shows no conflicts or problems. The card works
> > properly for a DSL connection. I checked the manufacturers
> > site (linksys.com) for a up-dated driver for Windows ME. I
> > have the latest copy. I performed a test found in a
> > microsoft article (to test the ndis.vxd feature) and
> > disabling the NDIS does stop the shutdown problem. But
> > this is a diagnostic mode. It did not say what to do if a
> > up-dated driver was not available from the card
> > manufacturer. What might I be able to do?
>
>