Microsoft KB Archive/21666

Word Err Msg: Enter Y to Retry Access to MW######.TMP

PSS ID Number: Q21666 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

If you receive an error message “Enter Y to retry access to MW######.TMP,” where the number signs (#) are replaced by numbers in the actual message, check for the following:

  If the error message displays if you load Microsoft Word for DOS from a floppy disk, check the disk for a write-protect tab. If you find one, remove it.   If you have a full disk with Word version 2.0, the error message displays if you use the Transfer Save command. Save to another disk or delete some files from the data disk.   There is a limit of 112 files on the root directory of a 360K floppy disk and 224 files on a 1.2 MB floppy disk. Verify you have not exceeded this limit. Check to see if you have reached the maximum number of files (512) in the hard drive root subdirectory. If so, delete or move some of the files.   Word’s pointers to its temporary files may have become corrupt. If so, quit Word, delete the MW.INI file in the program directory, and then restart Word.   Increase the number of files DOS can have open at one time by adding the following line to CONFIG.SYS: FILES=20   In Word 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5, direct the temporary files to be stored on the document disk if you run on a dual floppy system by placing the following line in AUTOEXEC.BAT: SET TMP=B:



If you run Word from a hard disk, check the Word directory to see if you have a large number of files ending with the .TMP extension. If so, delete these files when Word is not running. Do not delete the files by using the Library Run or Transfer Delete commands. KBCategory: kbother kberrmsg KBSubcategory: ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.