Microsoft KB Archive/89961

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Windows Err Msg: Fatal Error -- Cannot Swap Windows

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Q89961

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
When you run Windows in standard mode on a network, you may receive the following message when trying to switch between applications:

Fatal Error - Cannot Swap Windows

CAUSE
This error occurs when multiple machines use the same directory for Windows temporary files. Because Windows uses standard filenames when it creates swap files, more than one swap file can have the same name and intermittent errors can occur.

RESOLUTION
To correct the problem, set the TEMP environment variable to a directory on the local hard drive. If you are using a diskless workstation, set the TEMP variable to a unique directory for each machine.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 3.00 3.00a Novell Banyan Vines LANtastic LAN Manager LANMAN

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311