AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1629          12/04/96 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Advantage! 7xxx/9xxx MPR.DLL errors.
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   The Windows 95 Disk Defragmenter may cause network problems in 
   the Finnish and Swiss German Advantage! range. After running Disk 
   Defragmenter, Windows 95 Backup, or any network application may 
   cause Windows 95 to display an error message stating MPR.DLL 
   cannot be started.
      
   This issue affects the following systems: 503091-009 Advantage! 
   7301 (Finland), 503092-009 Advantage! 7303 (Finland), 503092-006 
   Advantage! 7303 (Swiss-German), and 503094-006 Advantage! 9304 (Swiss-German).    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   Windows 95 Backup or any network application tries to execute a 
   file called MPR.DLL, which is not an executable but rather, a 
   dynamic library used for network access. 
   AST is currently investigating why MPR.DLL is invoked.    

 
ACTION 
 
   The problem can be rectified by clicking OK when the error 
   message appears and then rebooting the system. Once Disk 
   Defragmenter has run, and the system is restarted, and the 
   problem no longer occurs.    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
TAN EPR 001800RO 
 
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