    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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