Microsoft KB Archive/831594

= &quot;Delayed Write Failed&quot; error message when you try to save a file or to exit OneNote 2007 or OneNote 2003 =

Article ID: 831594

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
 * Microsoft Office OneNote 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file, or when you try to exit Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 or Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, you may receive the following error message:

Delayed Write Failed



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
 * The Enable write caching on the disk option in Microsoft Windows is turned on.

Note This is the default setting.
 * Windows loses connection to the drive that contains the file that is being saved. This problem may be a loss of network connectivity, or it may be an unexpected removal of a drive.

When these conditions occur, Windows may not be able to write cached data to the drive.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Exit all programs. This includes OneNote.
 * 2) Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 * 3) Click Performance and Maintenance.
 * 4) Click System.
 * 5) On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
 * 6) Right-click your drive device, and then click Properties.
 * 7) On the Policies tab, click to clear the Enable write caching on the disk check box, and then click OK.
 * 8) On the File menu in Device Manager, click Exit.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

330174 Error message that you may receive when you save or move documents in Windows XP: &quot;Delayed Write Failed&quot;

818788 &quot;{Delayed Write Failed}&quot; error message when you unplug a USB 2.0 storage device

321733 Error message when you write a file to a server from a Windows XP-based or a Windows 2000-based computer: &quot;Delayed Write Failed&quot;

Additional query words: kbnoOfficeAlertID ON2007 ON2003

Keywords: kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb kbsavefile KB831594

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