SAP Note 17621 - Transaction SE01 or SE09 freezes

Symptom:

When you call transaction SE01 or SE09, the work process freezes. The user only sees the egg timer.
In the process overview (transaction SM50), you can see that the program where the process froze is SAPLSTRF.

Cause and prerequisites

Only in Release 3.0A:
Programming error in the operating system interface
Specifically in Windows NT in maintenance levels 3.00 to 3.0E:
Blockade by database lock
General:
Network problem accessing the files on the transport server.
Network problems can have various causes. In each case, they are not caused by the transaction call; they existed beforehand.

1. Shutdown of individual network components

2. Transport server overloaded.

Solution
Only in Release 3.0A:
See Note 31227.
Specifically in Windows NT in maintenance levels 3.00 to 3.0E:
See Note 49242.
General:
Correct the network problems.
Please inform your network and/or transport administrator.