Microsoft KB Archive/108699

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File Manager Error: "Directory Does Not Exist"

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Q108699

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message when you attempt to rename a file on a floppy disk using Windows 3.1 or 3.11 File Manager or Windows for Workgroups 3.1 File Manager:

Directory A: does not exist. Do you want to create it?

CAUSE
This error message can occur if the floppy disk is write protected. Remove the write protection from the floppy disk and try the operation again.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 3.1 of Windows and Windows for Workgroups. This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows for Workgroups.

Additional query words: 3.1 3.10 3.11 Mgr

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310