Microsoft KB Archive/66728

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Windows Err Msg: System Error Network Error Reading Drive 

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Q66728

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SYMPTOMS
The following message occurs on 3Com 3+Share networks and Microsoft Networks (MS-Net) when you open and close Microsoft Windows version 3.0 File Manager (WINFILE.EXE):

System Error

Network Error Reading Drive 

where &quot;&quot; is the name of the drive.

The message dialog box has OK and Cancel buttons that work only after repeated attempts to use them. This error occurs only if Windows is installed to run completely off the network server.

CAUSE
This error occurs only if both the shared network directory and your directory appear to be root directories, they are both in the path, and Windows is started from your directory.

WORKAROUND
Change one of the directories so it is not the root directory of the drive letter being used.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows version 3.0. This problem was corrected and does not occur in later versions of Windows.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3 com

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a