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"General Failure: Error Reading Drive A" Or |
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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
Symptoms: If the customer retrieves a file into WordPerfect 5.1 from a high density floppy, removes the disk, puts in another floppy, and tries to retrieve, save or List Files on the drive, he receives the message "General Failure: Error Reading Drive A." Sometimes "Error 34" also appears. The problem does not occur if the label names on the floppy diskettes are the same. The customer is using a LANtastic network, version 3.0. Solutions: This is a design feature of Share. Share is trying to prevent the user from swapping floppy disks when files are open. When a file is retrieved, the system will leave the file open so that no one else can use it. This is very important in network use and in Windows or other multi-tasking systems. The only way to prevent this error is to clear the screen before swapping the disk or save the file to another drive before swapping the disk. Using the same volume label on two floppies to avoid the problem is not a good idea. This can confuse Share and cause other problems. Also, "Disk Error 34" means "Invalid Disk Change." Status: Sent to Development ***|sent to dev|*** Press Enter on link token. |
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