"STOP 0x50" Accessing Files on Windows NT from Windows 95

When you try to access files on a Windows NT 4.0-based computer from a Windows 95 client computer, the Windows NT computer may stop responding (hang) while displaying the following error message on a blue screen:

This behavior can occur if Dr. Solomon's WinGuard for Windows NT version 7.65 is running as a service on the Windows NT-based computer.

According to the manufacturer, Dr. Solomon's Software Ltd., version 7.66 of Dr. Solomon's WinGuard for Windows NT corrects this problem. Contact Dr. Software Ltd. at info@drsolomon.com for information about obtaining the updated version of Dr. Solomon's WinGuard for Windows NT.

To temporarily work around this issue, disable the WinGuard service using the following steps:

1. In Control Panel, double-click Services.
2. Click Guard, and then click Stop.
3. Click Startup, and then click Disabled for the Startup setting.

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