Microsoft KB Archive/95855

= Backup Err Msg: Not Ready Error Accessing Drive x =

Article ID: 95855

Article Last Modified on 11/26/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q95855



SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message when you back up to a network drive using Microsoft Backup for Windows

Not ready error accessing drive x

where x is the letter of your network drive.



CAUSE
This error occurs when the network generates a timeout error, due to the way MS-DOS creates a file for the backup. Therefore, this error occurs more often with a slow server or when you're doing a very large backup.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, either back up smaller portions of your hard disk or increase your timeout setting for your network. If you are using Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1 or later, or a 100-percent LAN Manager-compatible network, add the following statement to the [workstation] section of the LANMAN.INI file.

SESSTIMEOUT=180

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 decnet ibm lan server manager mwbackup compatible

Keywords: KB95855

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