Re: Windows Service & ADO problem

Allen wrote:

Hi,

I have a problem with a block of code causes corruption of the NTLDR
when the system is shut down.

<snip>

however if
the thread is active and the machines power switch is held down to
force the machine to shut down then the logging I have suggests that
the FreeThreadObjects code is never called, and the OS becomes
corrupted.

this is an extreme case and IMHO not something your app should control.
The OS should be smart enough to handle such reboots.

Some questions:

Are you trying to create a fault-tolerant app? how do you determine
NTLDR becomes corrupted? Does the OS not load properly after trying
this case? Are you sure this problem is caused by your app?


If anyone has any idea's what might be occuring or suggestions of
something to try to prevent this from occuring I would be most
grateful to hear from you.


well, first thought would be "use a good UPS". Second thought could be
"save a copy of the NTLDR and anything it needs".


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