Microsoft KB Archive/85441

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Windows Setup Err Msg: Sector Not Found Reading Drive X

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Q85441

3.10 3.11 | 6.00 6.20 6.21 WINDOWS  | MS-DOS kbsetup kberrmsg kbhw

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21

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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to run the MS-DOS, Windows, or Windows for Workgroups Setup program, the following error message is displayed:

Sector Not Found Reading Drive X

where X is the floppy drive letter.

The MS-DOS DIR and CHKDSK commands run successfully without errors on the Setup disks.

CAUSE
Your high density floppy disk drive is incorrectly configured as a low density drive in your machine's CMOS setup.

RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, reconfigure the machine's CMOS settings.

Additional query words: winboot 3.1 3.11 3.10 6.00 6.20 6.2 6.21 bad disk drive

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600