Microsoft KB Archive/21160

Checklist for “ Could Not Be Found” Error

PSS ID Number: Q21160 Article last modified on 11-16-1992

2.00 2.10 2.20 MS-DOS

Summary: Check the following if the “ could not be found” error appears: 1. Does the CONFIG.SYS file contain a FILES=20 statement? 2. Is the disk directory full? The root directory is limited to 255 files. 3. Is the disk write-protected? 4. Are all required files in the current directory or on the path that you specified? 5. If an executable program (such as COBOL.EXE or RUNCOB.EXE) cannot be found, is it located along the DOS PATH or in the current directory?

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1992.